by David L. | Oct 15, 2025 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
When I arrived in Greece, it was overwhelming to see the history that was here. The food has been extremely delicious and unexpectedly cheaper than I thought. We were able to travel to the Acropolis and enjoy being close to history and even seen a Greek movie being...
by Sophia Biernat | Dec 10, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
As my study abroad group hiked into the city of Logroño, we noticed that something about it was different from the other cities we had visited. Festive banners adorned the streets, and when we got to the hotel, the concierge explained what was going on. The city was...
by Sophia Biernat | Dec 10, 2024 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Hiking a pilgrimage is a rewarding adventure where each day brings new challenges, but hiking a pilgrimage as a student brings its own set of complications. On the Camino de Santiago, we had to adjust to the pace of life as a pilgrim while maintaining good academic...
by Megan Lawson | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by Megan Lawson | Aug 29, 2023 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer, _
by K. Crutchfield | Mar 10, 2023 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Asia, Europe, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
I have been studying abroad on a ship for the past three months and it has changed my life in every possible way. From meeting my best friends from around the globe to educating myself on a cultural level through various experiences in port, Semester at Sea is the...
by K. Crutchfield | Feb 28, 2023 | Admin Only, Africa, Arts & Sciences, Asia, By College, Europe, Non-traditional, Semester, UA-Affiliate
This semester I will be gone from September to December because I am participating in a program called Semester at Sea where I will be traveling to 11+ different countries across Europe, Africa, and Asia! I am writing this on my flight to Amsterdam where I will board...
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by K. Applebaum | Aug 2, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
One of the perks of studying in Oxford is the proximity to amazing cities! I was lucky enough to travel each weekend of my study abroad program entirely by train. I was so impressed by the efficient railway system in Europe and wish that the States had something...
by J. Faulk | Jun 27, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by Caleb P | Jul 30, 2021 | Australia/New Zealand, Commerce & Business, Internship, Summer
Hi everyone, My name is Caleb Pierce, and I am a business management major at the University of Alabama. Several reasons why I wanted to study abroad was to be around people of different ethnicities, cultures, religions, and races. The major factor that had me...
by Jessica T | Jul 30, 2021 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
As a final assignment, each lab group in my course was given a topic about either Denmark, Ireland, or Scotland to present for our class. These topics ranged from European football, the Loch Ness monster, and The Black Death to name a few. My group presented on the...
by Caleb P | Jul 29, 2021 | Australia/New Zealand, By College, Commerce & Business, Internship, Semester, Summer, _
by Ashley T | Aug 21, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
I am a huge fan of libraries and books of any sort and got my first library card when I was 3, so needless to say I was very excited when I was told that those of us on the UA at Oxford trip were getting Bodleian reader cards. This meant we could go into the Bodleian...
by Ashley T | Jul 30, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
At the beginning of my third week in Oxford, I decided to join my friends on a weekend trip to Edinburgh at the end of the week. Although I was coming with my friends, actually about half of the UA at Oxford group was in Edinburgh this weekend! We started the weekend...
by Ashley T | Jul 30, 2019 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
“Cheers” Cheers is a word you hear a lot in Britain. I’ve heard it used in place of “thank you,” “you’re welcome,” and just a general phrase, but only in certain contexts. I’m not quite sure what exactly it means, but I like it. You will walk a lot. I am...
by Harlyn | Jun 8, 2017 | Education, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
Before I throw you head first into my fabulously flustered pre-departure antics, I will introduce myself. My name is Harlyn Grey Cowart and I am from a small town in north Alabama called Athens. Athens is a town that you will miss if you blink while driving through...
by Cameron J | May 12, 2016 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Flight into Dublin wasn’t too bad. I flew out of Charlotte to Boston, and then had a four layover in Boston. Was able to catch up on work and get ready for the trip. Took off from Boston at 6p, and then landed at 4:45am Dublin time. Only issue, Dr. Keskin...
by Lauren D | Aug 7, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
“In people’s eyes, in the swing, tramp, and trudge; in the bellow and the uproar; the carriages, motor cars, omnibuses, vans, sandwich men shuffling and swinging; brass bands; barrel organs; in the triumph and the jingle and the strange high singing of...
by Jennifer N | Aug 3, 2015 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Singing “Sweet Home Alabama” in Dublin While my Study Abroad was only a Maymester, I still was able to visit two countries for a considerable amount of time. We had scheduled ten days in Dublin, Ireland and ten days in Istanbul, Turkey. Out of the two I...
