Getting Goofy in Guggenheim

Matthew Harmon: AU Engineering – International Engineering Internships in Pamplona, Spain Summer 2022 On one of our first weekends in Spain, we took a bus from Pamplona to Bilbao. On the coast of northern Spain, Bilbao is known for its canals and hip culture. The premier thing to see while in Bilbao is the Guggenheim…

Unexpected Journeys

Ally McElwee: AU Human Sciences – Joseph S. Bruno in Ariccia, Italy Spring 2021 If someone told me a year ago that I would be going on the Joseph S. Bruno program, I would not have believed them. I am very much a planner and like to have everything in my life laid out in…

A Weekend in Barcelona

Rylin McArthur: AU Business — Fast Track Business Major Core Program in Rome, Italy and Madrid, Spain, Summer 2022 While studying abroad in Madrid, my friends and I decided to visit Barcelona during one of our free travel weekends. I had heard mixed reviews about Barcelona, but I was extremely excited to experience the city…

Flight to the Top of the World

Maggie Propst: AU Human Sciences – Summer Program in Kathmandu, Nepal Summer 2022 Before I even left on the plane to Nepal, I knew this would be one of the only chances that I had in my lifetime to ever see Mt. Everest. And then once we arrived in Nepal, the Everest flight was something…

El Camino Weekend

Matthew Harmon: AU Engineering – International Engineering Internships in Pamplona, Spain Summer 2022 During the second weekend of my program in Pamplona, Spain, a group of us decided we needed an adventure. One of the things we learned about Pamplona while we were on the walking tour the first week was that it was one…

A Fairytale Day

Sloane Saxon: AU Honors College — Study and Travel in Germany Summer 2022 Growing up as someone who adored Disney movies, having an experience in which I felt like I was in a Disney film was incredible. If you’re ever in Germany, driving 117 kilometers south from Munich will take you to an incredible attraction…

New Adventures in Nepal

Ally McElwee: AU Human Sciences – Summer Program in Kathmandu, Nepal Summer 2022 This past summer I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Kathmandu, Nepal. I have done various other study abroad programs, but Nepal has stood out to me since freshman year. I joined 6 other Auburn students and set off on…

Weekend in Sorrento

Rylin McArthur: AU Business — Fast Track Business Major Core Program in Rome, Italy and Madrid, Spain, Summer 2022 During the Italy portion of my summer abroad, my friends and I chose to take a trip to Sorrento during our first free-travel weekend. I had already visited Sorrento when I went on a school trip…

Relearning How to Learn

Ana Marie Hanger: AU Human Sciences- Fall Program in Ariccia, Italy, Fall 2021 While it is hard to choose what my favorite part of studying abroad was, something that I cherished while I was in Italy was what I like to call “undisrupted learning.” I am not sure if that is the proper term for…

Oma’s Kitchen

Jesse Cape: AU COSAM – Spring Program in Alcalá Henares, Spain, Spring 2019 My favorite part of my study abroad program was the home stay with a host family, or in my case, host grandmother. Oma was a 78-year-old Spanish widow who took in exchange students because she loves to cook. She made us the…