by C. Collins | Jul 22, 2022 | Africa, Arts & Sciences, Internship, Summer, UA-Affiliate
I chose to complete my service-learning program in Cape Town, South Africa. Service-learning allowed me to reflect on my experience within my host community, increasing the relevance of various academic skills and creating opportunities for meaningful involvement...
by E. Brennan | Jul 21, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I will admit, my biggest travel fear is looking like a tourist. I am not the kind of person to enjoy drawing attention to myself and I am very, very easily embarrassed. Unfortunately for me, this posed a major dilemma, as my program in Italy pops around from location...
by Sarah O. | Jul 20, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
For my study abroad experience, I chose the UA in Spain program. One of my favorite parts about this program was that we got to explore other locations as well as just Madrid. Our Saturday excursions were some of the most enjoyable adventures of the trip. It was very...
by A. Covington | Jul 20, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Honors College, Summer
Isn’t there anything more beautiful than a properly functioning public transportation system? At least, when it is properly functioning. When I first arrived in the UK, there was something amazing about how easy it was to book a train all the way to Scotland. It...
by S. Faria | Jul 20, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Europe, Summer, UA-Affiliate
A panoramic of the Colosseum!! Ever since I have started school here in Rome, it’s been so difficult to do a school day and try to see all the sights. My friends and I have come up with a good middle ground of classes and studying in the morning and then seeing some...
by Zachary El-Fallah | Jul 20, 2022 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I was excited to take the chemical engineering unit operations lab in Copenhagen, Denmark for the month of July. To prepare for the trip I began to learn common Danish phrases and read up about the culture and differences between Denmark and the United States. I...
by J. Harbin | Jul 20, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I’m studying abroad in Porto, Portugal for credit in the International Business course for my MBA. The faculty-led program is called the European Innovation Academy, and is a three week startup business program that we pitch to actual investors. I chose this program...
by Sierra N. | Jul 20, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by W. Moore | Jul 19, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
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by M. Bunch | Jul 18, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
My name is Madeline Bunch, and I’m currently studying abroad in Germany. I noticed some differences throughout the 4 weeks I’ve been here. The one that was one of the toughest for me to adjust to was the fact that water and public restrooms are not free...
by N. Bonner | Jul 18, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I’m home from France now, and back to work at my summer job. Everyday, I come across something new that I miss about living in France that I hadn’t thought of before. Of course I miss the people I met and the amazing food, but there are a couple aspects of French life...
by Jacob Camden | Jul 17, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Readers, I’m still here. And why wouldn’t I be? My COVID was relatively mild, all things considered. I’m over a week out of isolation and little the worse for it. (I still cough a bit. But that’s more psychosomatic.) Yet: I’m still here....
by Cayla P | Jul 17, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Big Al started this Saturday morning with a 45-minute bus ride through the curvy hills of Spain on his way to El Escorial. Accordingly, he has his mask to abide by the mask rule on all public transportation in the country. In El Escorial is the Royal Monastery of San...
by J. Anderson | Jul 17, 2022 | Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Prior to arriving in Copenhagen, I arrived in Amsterdam for a layover. Here, I had 30 minutes to get across 4 terminals to catch my Copenhagen flight. After racing through the airport and having a lady fast-track me to the front of the customs, I arrived at my closed...
by K. Alexander | Jul 16, 2022 | Commerce & Business, Engineering, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
Since I was a freshman in college, I have heard about a trip to the European Innovation Academy in Portugal with the STEM Path to the MBA. It was advertised as an opportunity like no other to both see another country and expand your comfort zone, pitching a...
by C. Thompson | Jul 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
As my UA in Belgium trip quickly approaches, I can’t help but fall in love with the preparation process. I love Europe and the French language, and this trip has given me a good excuse to keep up with European Politics (Boris Johnson’s recent resignation...
by K. Haynes | Jul 15, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
One of my classes, EN422, focuses on the Real Pirates of the Caribbean. In our class, one of our projects is to travel to Bristol, finding six key locations from back in the day. This place really smells like the sea. When my group of four others and I traveled here,...
by K. Burkette | Jul 15, 2022 | Australia/New Zealand, Human Environmental Sciences, Summer, UA-Affiliate
Meeting the people of Australia has easily been my favorite part of completing my internship abroad. I am interning for an Australian Rules Football club, or “footy” as they call it. The boys on the team are the most fun and delightful group of guys. They were kind to...
by A. Fuller | Jul 14, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Faculty-Led, Summer
I feel that I have to start by saying that this is inevitably going to be one of the best experiences of my life. I’m over halfway through my trip now and It’s been everything I imagined and so much more. When I first arrived in Belize I was hit by heat,...
by E. Webber | Jul 14, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Central America, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
This summer, I went on two faculty-led study abroad trips: UA in Guatemala: Development and Human Rights and UA in Spain: Language and Culture. Before studying abroad, I had very limited travel experience. I had never traveled abroad before, and I had never flown...
