Moving to the Puebla Beat
Apparel merchandising and product development student Kayla DeMark spent a month in Puebla, Mexico, this summer as a participant in the U of A Faculty-Led Spanish Immersion & Service Learning program. In this blog, Kayla frames her experience in the...
The Baby Finally Cried
Honors nursing student Rachel Pruitt’s first experience working in the maternity ward was an unforgettable one, her first birthing experience drama-filled and breathtaking…not least of all because both were in a hospital in Bolgatanga, Ghana. Thanks to an...
Tourists Go Home
International studies/Latin American studies major Maeve Mitchell spent her spring semester abroad in Barcelona, Spain. Maeve knew about Barcelona’s reputation as a tourist destination, but only after she became a resident of the city did she begin to contemplate the negative effects of tourism, which she outlines here.
Peaks and Valleys: Studying Abroad in Sweden
Last fall, industrial engineering major Nathan Hemby spent four months studying in Sweden, where he was initially overwhelmed by…well, by almost everything: the different learning styles, the cold, dark winters, the unfamiliarity of the place. But he soon...