Sweet Visitors Abroad

Rylin McArthur: AU Business — Fast Track Business Major Core Program in Rome, Italy and Madrid, Spain, Summer 2022 During my 3 month program in Italy and Spain, my parents were able to travel overseas to come visit me for a couple of weeks. Luckily, a good amount of parents were able to visit the…

Toledo Adventures

Olivia Addis: AU Business – Business Minor in Madrid, Spain & Rome, Italy Summer 2022 While enjoying the hot summer sun in Spain, my grandfather was able to come visit me and spend my week break venturing throughout the country. We decided to go to Toledo, Spain and see what the city of three cultures…

Oh My Gaudi!

Matthew Harmon: AU Engineering – International Engineering Internships in Pamplona, Spain Summer 2022 On one of our last weekends in Spain, we took a train from Pamplona to Barcelona. We were ecstatic to embark on a weekend trip to the beautiful city of Barcelona. Our excitement was only heightened by the prospect of visiting some…

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…

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…

Naples Getaway

Olivia Addis: AU Business – Business Minor in Madrid, Spain & Rome, Italy Summer 2022 While studying in Rome, I was able to travel to Naples, Italy for a weekend with a few of my friends from the program. While in Naples, I was able to go to the beach, eat some delicious seafood, and…

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…

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…

Traveling by Bus; A Lesson Learned

Jesse Cape: AU COSAM- Spring Program in Alcalá de Henares, Spain Spring 2019 When traveling, no one plans for things to go wrong, but it is simply unavoidable. In the moment, these incidences are not pleasant, but they make for some great memories to reminisce on. There are so many differences between America and Europe…

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

SarahBeth Wheeler: Core Curriculum Program in Barcelona, Spain- Summer 2019 It was a hot day in Barcelona the day I arrived with 40+ Auburn students and staff. The airport was hot, the bus ride was hot, and standing in line to get assigned our rooms was, well, hot. We were all incredibly jet-lagged and trying…