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| Photo taken in the French village of Conques. |
Between my freshman and sophomore year, I took some summer classes at the U of A Campus at Rome and I fell in love with the enchantment of the city. Then during my junior year, I decided to go abroad for a little longer. I was part of a U of A exchange program at the University of Newcastle in Australia and surprisingly I loved it even more. Finally, when I thought I was ready to graduate, I decided to study abroad one last time as an undergraduate student and participated on the H2P Honors Passport: Camino de Santiago study abroad program. This program made me realize that no matter how much we travel, there are always going to be beautiful places that we didn’t know existed, but somehow still make us want to come back.
One of the reasons why I loved studying abroad as part of the Honors Passport was the completeness of the program. In two weeks, we visited a memorable list of medieval sites throughout Paris, southern France and northern Spain. Cathedrals, cloisters, monasteries, fortifications, castles and a Roman amphitheater were some of the remarks of the program, not to mention the astonishing landscapes during road trips. It was also very nice to get to experience how life is really like in the Camino as we crossed from France and Spain the old-fashioned way, through the Pyrenees. Finally, however, my favorite part of this program was to get to deeply study the Camino regarding its historic richness, and the diversity of its people.
One of the reasons why I loved studying abroad as part of the Honors Passport was the completeness of the program. In two weeks, we visited a memorable list of medieval sites throughout Paris, southern France and northern Spain. Cathedrals, cloisters, monasteries, fortifications, castles and a Roman amphitheater were some of the remarks of the program, not to mention the astonishing landscapes during road trips. It was also very nice to get to experience how life is really like in the Camino as we crossed from France and Spain the old-fashioned way, through the Pyrenees. Finally, however, my favorite part of this program was to get to deeply study the Camino regarding its historic richness, and the diversity of its people.
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Come meet Jean and the other peer advisors for a HogsAbroad 101 drop-in session at the Study Abroad House! Come to the office weekdays from 3-5 pm to get all the study abroad basics. Peer advisors are available to help you review your options for study abroad and start searching for a program.
Come meet Jean and the other peer advisors for a HogsAbroad 101 drop-in session at the Study Abroad House! Come to the office weekdays from 3-5 pm to get all the study abroad basics. Peer advisors are available to help you review your options for study abroad and start searching for a program.
