Mary Grace Grigson: Alcalá de Henares, Spain Spring 2019 The best part of traveling for me is the people I meet along the way. After studying abroad in spring of 2019 for 4 months with the AU Liberal Arts Program in Alcalá de Henares, Spain I fell in love with the country and the people…
Sarah Riley: Botswana, Africa I don’t think when I came to Auburn I would have imagined I would end up going to Africa after I graduated. I had studied abroad for a semester in Italy during college and going somewhere like that might have seemed a bit more natural. Instead, I’m spending 4+ months in…
Courtney Kloor: Core Curriculum in Rome 2018Italy is by far one of the most popular study abroad destinations, and for good reason. There is incredible history from ancient Roman Emperors to the renaissance. There is art and architecture every where you look, there are incredible landscapes from the Amalfi Coast to the vineyards of Tuscany,…
Amanda Wenzel: English Department Summer in London, England 2019 In the Summer of 2019 I got to join the Auburn English Department on their study abroad program in London, England. We stayed at the beautiful campus of Regents University that was central to all the exciting London attractions. I made priceless memories and friendships with…
Andrea Salinas: Semester at Sea- Spring ‘19 I have always had a thirst for knowledge through experience and when I found out about Semester at Sea, I knew I had to be a part of it. Studying on a ship was the best decision I made because I truly felt as though the World became…
Sarah Jordan Oliver: Summer Program in Tuscany 2019 I used to get asked all the time to close my eyes and envision myself in my “happy place.” Usually this was during times of stress or sadness, and all I could come up with was a day and the beach, or in a hammock with a…
Adan Youngblood: Architecture in Rome Almost a year before my study abroad program took place, I sat at The Bean coffee shop, clicking the refresh button on my email over and over. My friends had started receiving their Architecture in Rome acceptance emails, and I was anxious to receive mine. When the email finally appeared,…
Christina Alibozek: Bordeaux Exchange Program These were the words at the forefront of my mind as I sat on the plane home, tear-streaked face, looking down on the city that had become my home for the past 5 months. It was hard to believe that a place I had never even visited before had become…
Hollen Terry: Backpacking Across Europe with College Human Sciences Summer 2019 Five weeks, nine countries, fourteen cities, and one big, green backpack. Mine was no ordinary pack, It wasn’t the outdoorsy type that hikers take when they go camping, backpacking, or trekking through rugged terrain. I found those types of packs to be too small…
Courtney Kloor: Summer Internship in Dublin at University College Dublin, Ireland Summer 2019 Picture this with me a whole summer in a beautiful land known for its rolling green hills and friendly locals. Or even better, a country where the highs range around 75 F and it is almost always overcast; for a pale person…