Jesse Cape: AU COSAM- Spring Program in Alcalá de Henares, Spain Spring 2019 My name is Jesse Cape and I studied abroad in Alcalá de Henares, Spain in Spring of 2020 during the Coronavirus fiasco. If you would have told me during the last week of February that I would be returning home to the…
My Last Day in Madrid.
Amanda Krawczyk: AU Liberal Arts – Summer Program in Madrid, Spain Summer 2019 One of the most bittersweet moments is the final full day of your study abroad program. My friends and I wanted to make the most of our time left on the program, so we packed our last day with every activity imaginable….
21st Birthdays in Italy!
Adan Youngblood: AU Architecture, Design, and Construction- Spring Program in Rome, Italy Spring 2019 One of my favorite parts of studying abroad in Italy was not only getting to experience the amazing culture, architecture, and history of Rome, but getting to travel to multiple other Italian cities as well! During my time abroad, I was…
How Did We Get Here?
Shai Turner: Korean Studies and Culture in Daegu, South Korea My name is Shai Turner and I studied abroad in Daegu, South Korea at Keimyung University in July 2019. I can safely say, it was the best decision I have made in my adult life. I had never been out of the state, let alone,…
Italian Victories
Ally McElwee: LeadAbroad: GORome Program in Rome, Italy- Summer 2021 My name is Ally McElwee and I had the privilege of studying abroad this past summer in Rome, Italy. As some of you may know, the Euro Cup soccer tournament got postponed to this summer. The games are held all throughout Europe with all of…
Reflecciones de mis Aventuras
Sam Ross – 2018 Pre-Freshman Program in Calgary, Canada and AU Summer Abroad in San Jose, Costa Rica Traveling abroad wasn’t appealing to a homebody like myself when I began my degree here at Auburn 3 years ago; I hadn’t thought of even pursuing it until my friend sent me a program brochure for a…
Redefining “ish”
Cayla McCoy: AU HS Sustainability in Action, Mexico Had you asked me 5 years ago if I would have traveled to Mexico to study abroad, I would have called you crazy. Mexico was never part of my plan, yet was a place that refined my view of culture in new ways. I used to be…
Lost in Las Rozas
Amanda Krawczyk: AU Liberal Arts – Summer Program in Madrid, Spain Summer 2019 On our second weekend in Madrid, most of our friends had gone out of town to explore other cities. My friends Sheridan, Callie, and I knew we wanted to stay in Madrid and try something different, so we decided to take the…
My Spanish Grandma
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…
Sunrise in Botswana
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…