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My Favorite Week!
As we head in to our final week of this program, the past three weeks have truly been life changing. Although I have enjoyed my time here...
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Jun 17, 20233 min read
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Reaching the Halfway Point!
I didn’t think my time in St. Maarten could get much better after the first week, but I was pleasantly surprised to have made so many...
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Jun 5, 20233 min read
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Homesick And Happy All at Once
If you would have told me two weeks ago when I landed on this island that these people and this island would begin to feel like home away...
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Jun 5, 20233 min read
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The Happy Island
It is so hard to believe that two weeks have already gone by on this friendly island. It seems like this past week has flashed before my...
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Jun 5, 20233 min read
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Work/Life Balance in Paradise
Our first week on the island was all about getting acclimated, both to our new environment and our classes. This week, as we have gotten...
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Jun 5, 20234 min read
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What Can a Southern Girl Learn Abroad?
I'll be honest, I don't really like planes. I don’t like going through airports alone or sitting next to strangers for hours, but I'd do...
uainthecaribbean
May 25, 20232 min read
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Summer School!
Sunday, May 14th, I woke up before the sun to jump on a flight to St. Maarten. As a not-morning person, you can imagine how difficult...
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May 25, 20233 min read
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The Girl From Arizona
Upon leaving my apartment in Arizona, I was frankly terrified to arrive here in Sint Maarten. Everything about this trip felt like a...
uainthecaribbean
May 25, 20232 min read
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Got My Sun Daze On
Catching My Breath Let me say that this week has been an absolute whirlwind. From the second the wheels of my flight touched down on the...
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May 21, 20234 min read
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Bienvenue a Saint Martin!
Wow! That is the first word that comes to mind when thinking over this incredible first week on the friendly island. The amount of...
uainthecaribbean
May 21, 20233 min read
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Started as Strangers, Left as a Family
Well here it goes, what everyone was dreading…the last blog post. I can’t believe that my time in Sint Maarten has come to an end, but I...
uainthecaribbean
Jun 16, 20223 min read
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Not a Goodbye, but a See You Later!
A few weeks ago, I saw a picture of a mural that read, "You still haven't met all of the people who are going to love you (and who you...
uainthecaribbean
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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Final Thoughts
A month ago, I never would have imagined that four weeks on a Caribbean island with 15 strangers would become one of the hallmarks of my...
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Jun 16, 20222 min read
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Farewell to the Friendly Island
It’s crazy to think one month ago I was packing my bags and getting ready to spend a whole month on an island I’d never heard of with 15...
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Jun 16, 20224 min read
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Mr. Worldwide
Sadly, our time in Sint Maarten has come to an end. From touchdown to liftoff, I don’t think a month has flown by so fast in my life. I...
uainthecaribbean
Jun 16, 20223 min read
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The best month, with the best people
When I first received an email about a study abroad trip I sent it to my dad, and said “Wow this is cool maybe one day I should do a trip...
uainthecaribbean
Jun 16, 20223 min read
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The Last Goodbye
This last week in Sint Maarten was a bittersweet experience. While we went on more adventures, we also had to say some pretty hard...
uainthecaribbean
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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Goodbye St. Maarten
I am currently writing my fourth and final blog in my bedroom back in Miami Beach. In a month I feel I have learned much more than I was...
uainthecaribbean
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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A Sad Goodbye
As the study abroad of a lifetime has come to an end, it's around that time when you get to look back and reflect on the last month. This...
uainthecaribbean
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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The One Where They All Left
Kendall Flake Blog 4 The day has finally come when the trip of a lifetime has come to an end. UA in the Caribbean will always have a...
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Jun 16, 20222 min read
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