Student Experiences
UTC students are writing about their experiences abroad.
Blogs by location
Summer Smith: Learning How to Fail
UTC in Argentina (December 2017):
Macy Cudd: Experience of a Lifetime: Argentina 2017
Bronwyn McEwen: Life in Buenos Aires
Candace Melton: Until next time, Buenos Aires
Lynna Nguyen: The Bueno and Diferente of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Christina Padavana: My Argentina
Kelsey Pearlman: "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page"
Olivia Cagle: The Trip of a Lifetime
Sawyer Kelley: My Study Abroad Experience
UTC in the Bahamas (Spring Break 2018):
JheDienne Adams: Forget Ford, Be Built San Sal Tough
Jordan Barnes: Frolicking Among the Bahamian Plants
Greyson Dukes: A Wider World
NinaSimone Edwards: Journey to San Salvador
Itzel Guzman Hernandez: Taking Tropical Geology and Ecology in San Salvador, Bahamas
Brittany Jaggars: Tropical Ecology in the Bahamas
Jesse Moore: Knowledge Abroad
Elnaz Nourabadi: The Island Life For Me
Nicholas Perry: San Salvador Study Adventures
Stephanie Swart: San Salvador: A Trip to Remember
Jessica Wicker: San Salvador: An Island Unknown
Thomas Wiegand: Study Abroad Experience in San Salvador, Bahamas
UTC in the Balkans (May 2019):
Miette Craig: Business in the Balkans
Brooke Harper: Doing Business in the Balkans
Jackson Malcolm: A Perspective Changing Trip to the Balkans
UTC in the Balkans (May 2018):
Paige Amoroso: Business in the Balkans
Claudia Craig: Same Sky, Different Land
Savanna Gifford: Balkan Experience
Casey Honaker-Stinnett: A Balkan Experience
Willard Jackson: Doing Business in the Balkans
Hailey Johnston: Balkans Unplugged
Jordan Lehman: A Different Side of Europe
Christina Maximos: Balkan Adventures
Bronwyn McEwen: Studying Abroad in the Balkans
Lynna Nguyen: Business in the Balkans
Christina Padavana: The Beauty of the Balkans
Caroline Rabiner: My Study Abroad Experience in the Balkans
Eleanor Thompson: Back to the Balkans
Catarina Mendes Felgueira: Belgisch Avontuur
Harrison Hall: Himalayan High Mountain Trek
Diana Sevier: The Land of the Thunder Dragon
Hannah Smith: African Adventures
Grace Vincent: Botswana, Public Health, and Culture Shock
Justin Friar: Decisions and Changes
Britany Green: From Snowy Mountains to Colorful Beaches: My Summer in Santiago, Chile
Emily McAndrew: Chilling in Chile
Hayley Edde (Featured Program Scholarship recipient): A Story That Never Ends: Traditional Chinese Medicine
Annabelle Huffman: An Intern in China
UTC in China (July 2018):
Brandon Layne: Daily Life
Will Patterson: You Should Come to China
Madison Singley: China: Five Cities in Ten Days
Kevin Finch: My Time Abroad
Kate Anastas: Let the World be Your Classroom
Mallory Barbier: Adventures of an Aspiring Scientist in the Tropical Forests of Costa Rica
Reese Black: What I Took Away from My Semester Abroad
Amber Boyd (Featured Program Scholarship recipient): My Studies in Costa Rica
Auggie Burke: Studying Abroad in Costa Rica
Madison Butler: Pura Vida
NinaSimone Edwards: A “Pura Vida” Experience
TriDereka Hall: Costa Rica Adventure
Katherine Kite: Tico Time
Anna Lunsford: Discomfort
Caelan Shurina: Tropical Trip
Jesyah White: Studying Abroad in Costa Rica
Morgan Williams: I didn't expect this at all...
UTC in Costa Rica (Summer 2019:
Kathryn Combs: From a Saying to a Lifestyle
Nora Cooper: My Study Abroad Experience in Costa Rica
Rachel Hogh: New Beginnings
Princess Petrus: The Ways of the World
Michael Roberts: Bolding Going Where People Have Gone Before
Lindsey Sherrill: A Glimpse Into Tico Time
Brenna Yap: An Open Letter to Costa Rica
Kayla Ritchie: My Study Abroad Experience
Jessica Wicker: Discovering the Lesser Known Europe
Samantha Capps: My European Adventure
Selena Chavez: Learning About Yourself and History
Joseph Enos: Summer in Prague
UTC in the Galapagos (Spring Break 2019):
Garrett Allen: Walking with Tortoises: A Trip to the Galápagos Islands
Evann Bailey: The Galapagos Experience
Natalie Church: Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Isabell Denton: Honors in the Galapagos
Chloe Goodman: Reflecting on London
Mackenzie Gossett: My London Adventure
Madeline Martin: London Calling
Bethany Peyton: To Study Abroad, Or Not To Study Abroad
Olivia Buchanan: Pau-ing Out
Terricka Foster: Paris - Summer 2019
Lauren Gilmore: Grenoble, France: The Experience that Changed Me
Alyson Howard: My First Trip Abroad
Casper Kittle: Un Mois dans 'La Ville Rose’ [One Month in 'The Pink City’]
Sayuri Madrigal: Je t’aime, Paris
Thaddeus Mattox: Paris Through My Eyes
Tessa Ross: Trop chouette
Sarah Shuler: My Time Abroad
Mae Stuart: Planting Roots at the Olive Trees Under Cézanne’s Feet
Bethany Ward: Greece is Round and Paris is Flat
Katherine Wilkes: European Daydreams
UTC in the Paris (Summer 2019):
James Cox: My Trip to Paris
Adam Misner: Living as a Local in Berlin
UTC in Germany (May 2019):
Kelley Kindle: Memories of a Lifetime
Caleb Starnes: German Currywurst is Not Bad
Dilynn Wray: My Trip To Germany
UTC in Germany (May 2018):
Janelle Ayala: A Sight for Sore Eyes: Germany
Samantha Houston: Culture Shock is a Good Thing
Nichole Fabrizio: Germany is the Place for Me
Dawn Jones: My Study Abroad - Berlin, Germany
Mitchell Voelker: A Tour of Germany
Grant Walker: What A Time
Annalisa D'Andrea: Athens, the City of Ruins
Brooke Harper: A Summer in Greece
Daniel Smith: Study Abroad in Athens
Heather Dietrich: A Semester in Antigua, Guatemala
Rebecca Messer: Going and Growing in Antigua, Guatemala
UTC in Haiti (October 2017):
Calie Collier: A Week in Haiti
Katherine Meares: Study Abroad in Haiti Reflection
LeeAnn Schober: UTC in Haiti
Max Michael: Haiti Reflection
Morgan Jackson: My Study Abroad Experience in Haiti
Nicole Nickels: Haiti
Troy Upleger: Haiti Study Abroad
Veronica Cordova: Study Abroad Reflection on Haiti
Zackery Pylant: Haiti: Overall Reflection
Savannah Wexler (Featured Program Scholarship recipient): Interning Abroad in Asia
UTC in Hungary (Spring Break 2018):
Paige Anctil: Experiencing the Daily Life of Others
Amy Gugliemino: HunGREAT
Zareya Moore: Gypsy Soul
Jessica Neill: A Magyar Spring Break
Ellie Bixler: An Unconventional Semester Abroad
Isaac Fournier: Life Changing Experiences in India
Sarah Moore: Dublin Dream
Heidi Schuessler: Every Penny's Worth
Wesley Bolton: When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do
Kaylyn Miette Craig: A Home Away from Home
Ashley Micillo: It Is Possible
Natalie Poland: Ciao, grazie!
Hannah Rowan: Summer in Italy
Mary Simerly: Fun Times in Florence
UTC in Italy (Spring Break 2019):
Amanda Cosme: Old Roman Times in New American Minds
Allissa Dickey: Achieving A Dream
Sarah Hawkes: When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do
Savannah Hodge: Roaming in Rome
Melinda Loper: Roma, Italy
Morgan Olivio: Studying in Rome
Daniel Peralta: A World of Opportunity
Chelse Reed: My Time Abroad
Lauren Sutton: My Own Power
Julia VanHooser: When In Rome
Lindsey Wyatt: The Italian Language is Kind of Like Spanish, but Not Really
Jonathan Gautreaux: Exchange Program with Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Ethan Gossett: Jumping Across Japan
Adam Rankin: Differences Make Us the Same
Gabriel Santos: Differences in Mundane Culture and the Importance of Prolonged Stay
Austin Wilkerson: Japan, the Place I Hold in My Heart
Brandon Wolfkill: Experiencing the East
Rhiannon Ong-Halleron: My Summer in Amman
Allyson Adam: A Great Moment
Warner King: Can't Put It Into Words
UTC in Kenya (May 2018):
JheDienne Adams: Chapati na Chai Tafadhali
Wyatt Branch: Asante Sana
Aubrey Buttrey: A Very Un-American Experience
Andrew Cox: Giraffes Do Create Traffic
Isabel Gray: My Kenya Experience
Opeletia Helton: Redefining
Austin Holdsworth: The Spirit of Harambee
Kristi Kanan: Kristi in Kenya
Shelby Musselman: Authentic Africa
Anna Sinders: African Not Believe I Went to Kenya
Katelyn Thompson: My Month in Kenya
Emily Wilson: Trip of a Lifetime
Britany Green: A Semester in Oaxaca
Jared Steiman (Featured Program Scholarship recipient): Migration Study in Mexico
CIEE Open Campus (Global Institutes):
Kristin Dowling: The Experience of a Lifetime
Laurel Pelren: Learning to say “Pura Vida” and “Viva Mexico”
Cara Kingrea: A Semester in Copenhagen, London, and Rome
SIT Study Abroad (International Honors Programs):
Lilly Roberson (Featured Program Scholarship recipient): Four Continents in Four Months
Tarason Moore: The Experience of a Lifetime
Callie Cantrell: Study Abroad and Non-Profit Work in Peru
Taylor Rogers: Time Abroad in Peru
Lauren Williamson: Siqui Ta Muchay
Jenna Yates: Living the Peruvian Life
UTC in Peru (December 2018):
Miette Craig: Christmas in Peru
Madison Gaither: My International Experience in Peru
Lynna Nguyen: Peru for a Summer Christmas
Jarred Stanford: Self-Growth while in Peru
Madison Stiner: When In Peru
Keri Toth: Peru: An Impactful Experience
Mickayla Turner: Around Peru in Eight Days
Angella Valencia: Cross-Cultural Management in Peru
Kayla Ritchie: Summer in Warsaw
Nicholas Wolf: A Semester in Krakow, Poland
Fiona Cauley: Take Your Time
Hannah Black: A Land of Unicorns and Fairies
UTC in Scotland (July 2018):
Jacob Burleson: Scotland Rocks: The Geology of Scotland Study Abroad Course
Sophia Calles: Scotland Field Experience
Megan Cuffe: Two of Twelve Days in Scotland
Jade Harry: Young Biologist Goes to Home of Geology
Maggie Smith: Crazy Poor Asians
Laura Anderson: Rooted in Africa, Global in Reach
Lauren Dunn: UTC to UCT
Samaria Grandberry: Internship in South Africa
Madison Himes: More Than Just "Lion" Around
McKenzie Jaynes: Studies in South Africa
UTC in South Africa (December 2019):
Jacob Cook: Cape Town: A City of Wealth and Poverty
Myranda Westbrook: Amazing Opportunity and Life Changing Experience
Madison Brown: Seoul Is Where the Soul Is
Hayley Edde: Just the Beginning: South Korea Summer 2018
Sydney Fitzgerald: Ulsan International Program
Jacob Hendrix: Going Outside Your Comfort Bubble
Maggie Smith: Seoul is for the Soul
Anna Yarbro: Experiencing Korea in an Extraordinary Way
Bailey Davidson: Copia de a Year of Salamanca
Anna Douglas: My Time Abroad
Lindsey Farrell: Turning Travel Into Adventure
Sarah Gantner: Found: Lost American
Rowan Green: Studying Abroad in Barcelona
Alexandria Kellon: My Experience Studying Abroad
Kalya Massey: A Semester in Granada
Katherine McClanahan: Fearless
Emma McDonald: Emma's Study Abroad Adventure
Mary Meyer: Oh My Gaudi!
Hayden Moneymaker: Mallorca for a Month
Lillian Redpath: You Can Totally Do It
Collin Saulters: Omnipresent Kebab
Visesiya Uwifashije: The Unforgettable Journey
Cassie Whittaker: Seville, Spain Summer 2018
UTC in Spain (Summer 2018):
Tanesha Colquitt: The Spanish Summertime
Jason Dale: Un mes en España
William Day: Looking Back on my Study Abroad Experience
Emily Gaylor: A Summer in Spain
Camden Eckler: While in Spain
Douglas Ledford: Spain
Ryan Ledford: The Facets of Spain
Sara Noble: A Summer in Spain
Tara Reese: Taking a Leap of Faith
Alexandra Shea: The Great Spanish Melting Pot
Chandler Shelton-Swenson: Abroad in Spain
Lindsey Sherrill: Take Every Opportunity
Noah Sykes: A Summer of Adventure
John Walker: Two Months in Spain
International Summer Undergraduate Research Program (2019):
Braley Gentry: An Unforgettable Spanish Summer
Peter Zeglen: Pardon
International Summer Undergraduate Research Program (2017):
Kirsten Hein: International Research Experience in Cádiz, Spain
Alex Schwartz: Summer Research in Spain
Gabrielle Morris: Spain in a Nutshell
Connor Wilkins: Reflections on Spain
Rachel Emond: Summer Undergraduate Research
Stories from our Spring 2020 study abroad students; learn about their experiences studying abroad and how they dealt with a global pandemics impact on their time abroad.
Molly Bellomy (Msida, Malta): Study Abroad in Malta
Jacob Cook (Geneva, Switzerland): An Unexpected Adventure
Auora Cotton-Suda (Stirling, Scotland): Expectations
Sierra Davis (Melbourne, Australia): My Global Life-Changing Experience
Isabell Denton (Florence, Italy): Studying Abroad in Florence
Hayley Edde (Ulsan, South Korea): Continue to Remember the Magic: University of Ulsan Fall 2019 and almost Spring 2020
Gabrielle Lasater (Cusco, Peru): Becoming Comfortable with Feeling Uncomfortable
Audrey Lawson (Multi-Location): Voyage of a Lifetime
Melinda Loper (London, England): Studying Abroad Changed My Life
Samantha Medio (Stirling, Scotland): Studying Abroad: My Experience in Bonnie Scotland
Daniel See (Stirling, Scotland): Y'aright, mate?
Madeline Strom (St. Andrews, Scotland): Adventure Awaits
Abbey Vernon (Copenhagen, Denmark): My Self-Discovery Journey in Denmark
Carson Woods (London, England): Fortune Favors the Flexible
Christopher Hickman: The Secret Life of Cole Hickman
Elnaz Nourabadi: Once in a Lifetime in Thailand
Mackenzie Lefler: Interning Abroad in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Rhiannon Ong-Halleron: Sleepless in Saigon
Blogs by major
College of Arts & Sciences |
Art History
France: Casper Kittle
Graphic Design
Peru: Lauren Williamson
Scotland: Fiona Cauley
Sculpture
Ecuador: Natalie Church
Photography & Media
Bahamas: Stephanie Swart
Italy: Ashley Micillo
General
Bahamas: Itzel Guzman Hernandez
Bahamas: Jesse Moore
Bhutan: Diana Sevier
Scotland: Jade Harry
South Africa: Madison Himes
Spain: Braley Gentry
Spain: Kirsten Hein
Preprofessional
Argentina: Summer Smith
Australia: Olivia Cagle
Belgium: Catarina Mendes Felgueira
Costa Rica: Mallory Barbier
Costa Rica: Courtney (Madison) Butler
Costa Rica: Lindsey Sherrill
Ecuador: Garrett Allen
England: Melinda Loper
France: Terricka Foster
India: Isaac Fournier
Italy: Melinda Loper
Italy: Lauren Sutton
Kenya: Isabel Gray
Kenya: Kristi Kanan
Spain: Ryan Ledford
Spain: John Walker
Biochemistry
Costa Rica: Katherine Kite
Costa Rica: Kate Anastas
Costa Rica: Auggie Burke
Costa Rica: Princess Petrus
England: Chloe Goodman
France: Bethany Ward
Italy: Allissa Dickey
Peru: Jenna Yates
Spain: Bailey Davidson
Spain: Cassie Whittaker
Spain: Sara Noble
Language & Literature
England: Madeline Martin
Italy: Amanda Cosme
Italy: Daniel Peralta
Spain: Collin Saulters
Rhetoric & Professional Writing
Bahamas: Brittany Jaggers
France: Lauren Gilmore
Spain: Jason Dale
Creative Writing
Costa Rica: Nora Cooper
England: Mackenzie Gossett
France: Sarah Shuler
Biodiversity, Conservation, & Natural Resources
Bahamas: Greyson Dukes
Multi: Laurel Pelren
Spain: Alex Schwartz
Environmental Policy & Planning
Bahamas: Thomas Weigand
Scotland: Hannah Black
Scotland: Aurora Cotton-Suda
South Africa: McKenzie Jaynes
South Korea: Madison Brown
Spain: Gabrielle Morris
Earth, Atmosphere, & Geological Resources
Scotland: Sophia Calles
Scotland: Jacob Burleson
Scotland: Megan Cuffe
Bahamas: JheDienne Adams
Hungary: Zareya Moore
Italy: Wesley Bolton
Japan: Ethan Gossett
Kenya: JheDienne Adams
Scotland: Madeline Strom
International Studies
China: Hayley Edde
France: Mae Stuart
Hungary: Amy Gugliemino
Hungary: Jessica Neill
Peru: Gabrielle Lasater
South Korea: Hayley Edde
Spain: Camden Eckler
Liberal Arts
Chile: Britany Green
Guatamala: Heather Dietrich
Hungary: Paige Anctil
Mexico: Britany Green
French
Bahamas: Thomas Weigand
France: Lauren Gilmore
France: Sayuri Madrigal
France: Tessa Ross
Spanish
Chile: Britany Green
Chile: Emily McAndrew
Costa Rica: Reese Black
Costa Rica: Kathryn Combs
Costa Rica: Rachel Hogh
Costa Rica: Michael Roberts
Costa Rica: Lindsey Sherrill
Costa Rica: Brenna Yap
Czech Republic: Selena Chavez
France: Sayuri Madrigal
Guatamala: Heather Dietrich
Mexico: Britany Green
Peru: Gabrielle Lasater
Spain: Bailey Davidson
Spain: Tanesha Colquitt
Spain: William Day
Spain: Alexandria Kellon
Spain: Douglas Ledford
Spain: Ryan Ledford
Spain: Sara Noble
Spain: Noah Sykes
Spain: John Walker
Spain: Camden Eckler
France: Alyson Howard
International & Comparative Studies
Bahamas: NinaSimone Edwards
Costa Rica: NinaSimone Edwards
China: Hayley Edde
China: Will Patterson
Croatia: Jessica Wicker
France: Katherine Wilkes
France: Mae Stuart
France: Tessa Ross
Japan: Ethan Gossett
Mexico: Jared Steiman
South Korea: Hayley Edde
South Korea: Anna Yarbro
Spain: Bailey Davidson
Spain: Sarah Gantner
Spain: Rowan Green
Spain: Tanesha Colquitt
Spain: Camden Eckler
Spain: Connor Wilkins
Spain: Rachel Emond
Spain: Alexandria Kellon
Public Administration & Non-Profit Management
Bahamas: Jessica Wicker
Ireland: Sarah Moore
Multi: Lilly Roberson
American Politics
China: Brandon Layne
Multi: Audrey Lawson
Public Policy
Croatia: Kayla Ritchie
Poland: Kayla Ritchie
Legal Studies*
Balkans: Caroline Rabiner
Bhutan: Harrison Hall
Italy: Chelse Reed
Argentina: Christina Padavana
Balkans: Christina Padavana
China: Madison Singley
Costa Rica: TriDereka Hall
Costa Rica: Lindsey Sherrill
Germany: Mitchell Voelker
Italy: Morgan Olivio
Jordan: Rhiannon Ong-Halleron
Kenya: Aubrey Buttrey
Multi: Cara Kingrea
Scotland: Samantha Medio
Singapore: Maggie Smith
South Africa: Laura Anderson
South Korea: Maggie Smith
Spain: Emma McDonald
Spain: Mary Meyer
Spain: Alexandra Shea
Spain: Lindsey Sherrill
Vietnam: Rhiannon Ong-Halleron
England: Bethany Peyton
College of Engineering & Computer Science |
Software Systems
Bahamas: Brittany Jaggers
Balkans: Casey Honaker-Stinnett
Information Security & Assurance
Greece: Daniel Smith
Cyber Security
Japan: Jonathan Gautreaux
Kenya: Allyson Adam
Engineering Management
France: Thaddeus Mattox
Hong Kong: Savannah Wexler
Japan: Adam Rankin
Japan: Gabriel Santos
Colombia: Kevin Finch
Costa Rica: Amber Boyd
College of Health, Education, & Professional Studies |
Child and Family Studies
Costa Rica: Brenna Yap
Guatamala: Rebecca Messer
Italy: Natalie Poland
Malta: Molly Bellomy
Elementary Education K-5 & English as a Second Language PreK-12
Spain: Katherine McClanahan
Costa Rica: Caelan Shurina
Ecuador: Evann Bailey
History
South Korea: Jacob Hendrix
Exercise Science
Australia: Sierra Davis
Brazil: Justin Friar
Costa Rica: Anna Lunsford
Czech Republic: Samantha Capps
Germany: Adam Misner
Italy: Hannah Rowan
Italy: Sarah Hawkes
Italy: Savannah Hodge
Multi: Kristin Dowling
New Zealand: Tarason Moore
Peru: Taylor Rogers
Scotland: Daniel See
Spain: Lindsey Farrell
Sport, Outdoor Recreation, and Tourism Management
Spain: Hayden Moneymaker
Dietetics*
South Africa: Samaria Grandberry
Botswana: Hannah Smith
Botswana: Grace Vincent
Ireland: Heidi Schuessler
Italy: Mary Simerly
Italy: Amanda Cosme
Kenya: Warner King
Kenya: Katelyn Thompson
South Korea: Sydney Fitzgerald
Thailand: Mackenzie Lefler
Gary W. Rollins College of Business |
Argentina: Lynna Nguyen
Bahamas: Jordan Barnes
Balkans: Lynna Nguyen
Ecuador: Isabell Denton
Germany: Dilynn Wray
Italy: Isabell Denton
Peru: Madison Gaither
Peru: Keri Toth
Spain: Noah Sykes
Argentina: Candance Melton
Bahamas: Elnaz Nourabadi
Costa Rica: Jesyah White
Czech Republic: Joseph Enos
Germany: Samantha Houston
Japan: Austin Wilkerson
Kenya: Andrew Cox
Kenya: Austin Holdsworth
Peru: Jarred Stanford
Peru: Mickayla Turner
Business Finance
Argentina: Macy Cudd
Australia: Sawyer Kelley
Balkans: Jackson Malcom
France: Alyson Howard
Germany: Caleb Starnes
Germany: Grant Walker
Balkans: Miette Craig
Balkans: Paige Amoroso
Balkans: Jordan Lehman
Peru: Miette Craig
Spain: Visesiya Uwifashije
Argentina: Candance Melton
Balkans: Brooke Harper
Balkans: Paige Amoroso
Balkans: Miette Craig
Balkans: Savanna Gifford
Chile: Emily McAndrew
Germany: Janelle Ayala
Greece: Annalisa D’Andrea
Greece: Brooke Harper
Italy: Miette Craig
Kenya: Wyatt Branch
Peru: Miette Craig
Peru: Madison Stiner
Peru: Mickayla Turner
South Africa: Lauren Dunn
South Africa: Jacob Cook
Spain: Kayla Massey
Switzerland: Jacob Cook
Business Analytics
South Africa: Myranda Westbrook
Argentina: Macy Cudd
Argentina: Kelsey Pearlman
Argentina: Bronwyn McEwan
Bahamas: Elnaz Nourabadi
Bahamas: Brittany Jaggers
Balkans: Claudia Craig
Balkans: Bronwyn McEwan
Germany: Kelley Kindle
Germany: Samantha Houston
Germany: Nichole Fabrizio
Japan: Brandon Wolfkill
Kenya: Austin Holdsworth
Kenya: Anna Sinders
Kenya: Emily Wilson
Peru: Jarred Stanford
Spain: Emily Gaylor
Spain: Tara Reese
Sweden: Cole Hickman
Thailand: Elnaz Nourabadi