by Jessica T | May 4, 2018 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, North America, Summer
My post trip experience has been a very interesting one. I have officially been home for a little bit over a week and I am glad to be back home! Despite my elation to see my family and spend time with my friends who I have not seen in weeks, this is still a...
by Amber C | Jan 13, 2018 | Arts & Sciences, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
The last four months I spent my time traveling all parts of the world with Semester at Sea from the Fjords of Norway, the schools in Ghana, and the buddhist temples of Myanmar. For starters I learned that we can learn something from every country or person on the...
by Jessica Van Putten Vink | Jun 3, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I was in Karlsruhe, Germany, a relatively small city that is home to Karlschochschule International University. On the first day that we interacted with the University, we sat in on a lecture by Dr. Desmond Wee, a professor there. He taught us about walking culture...
by Jessica Van Putten Vink | May 24, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
When I signed up to go to Germany, I imagined getting a quick glimpse of the countryside through the train window, with most time spent in the big cities sightseeing. I am currently on the UA faculty led Honors in Germany program, and we got the chance to leave Munich...
by Jessica Van Putten Vink | May 21, 2016 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Call me crazy, but a month ago all I knew about Germany was history from World War II and the Berlin Wall (among other minute details). I spotted the UA Honors in Germany trip in the Honors College newsletter and at the last minute, decided to go to the information...
by Cameron J | May 9, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
In 19 hours my wife will drop me off at Charlotte-Douglas airport, and I will begin my Study Abroad Trip. 17 hours after that I will step off the Aer Lingus flight onto Irish soil for the first time in my life. Sitting on my couch, with my dog Zoe beside me, I am...
by Elisabeth S | Jun 25, 2015 | Europe, Faculty-Led, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer
…do as the Bavarians do. I was only in the Free State of Bavaria for three days and four nights; but in that short time, I was able to see and experience much of the Bavarian culture. Upon our arrival in München, we were almost immediately thrown into the depths...
