University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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My Photos Summer Vacation Create a Photo Album Have any photos to share? Add them here... Back to Album Create Album Your Friend's Photo Albums Aaron Wessling hands out toilet-ries and toys to children in Brazil. photo provided by: Aaron Wessling Preview staff member Danny Martinez teaches a group of freshman about UF. photo provided by: Danny Marti-ncz Vilmarie Estrella enjoys the water in France. photo provided by: Vilmarie Estrella Back to Album Steve Mmegar interns at the office of State Representative Ric Keller. photo provided by: Steve Mmegar Angeltque Thomas enjoys time with her grandmother in Ft. Myers. photo provided by: Angehqoe Thomas Cassandra Bianco does a handstand on the beach m St. Augustine, photo provided by: Cassandra Bianco

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 Previous Next Body Copy Where have you always dreamt of going? England? Australia? China? Well, the study abroad program is an exciting way to discover all these beautiful places while attending classes and getting school credit. Study abroad also gives you an opportunity to travel with a group, not having to worry about being lost or by yourself in a new country. Study abroad is also a wonderful way to have some hands-on research of other countries and their people. Instead of reading about them in books and through journals, students get a chance to live in these countries and interact with natives. Students many times get a chance to live with families while they are studying abroad. They are exposed to all aspects of these cultures daily. They learn about the food, music, arts, and much more. Being able to attend classes in a different country is also a very exciting experience. Students might be learning ordinary things, but the fact that they are learning in a country foreign from their own, adds that thrill. Whether doing it for the chance to explore another culture or just to get away from the routine, studying abroad is an experience like no other. The University of Florida offers many opportunities and programs that students can take advantage of. They can learn a new language, a new culture, and come in contact with a way of life different from their own. -Carmen Bustillo Back to Album Previous Next Carmen Balsa tries out her new fan as she rides on a train in Europe. photo by: Rachel Gomez Bryony Blood Friends at UF Allyson Cooper Ashley Awtxey

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Body Copy Summer vacation is that time of year awaited by every student on campus. At last we are free to enjoy time with our friends without the worry of homework and exams. Many students go back to their hometown to see family, old friends and catch up on much needed sleep. They take pleasure in long, sun-filled days at the beach, followed by cool, breezy nights; nights in which many enjoy summer movie releases. Students also take summer vacation as an opportunity to participate in internships related to their fields of study. This is a great way to get some work experience without running into the problem of it interfering with school. Some internships are paid, which allows for saving up for the next school year. Summer vacation is also a time when students take classes in order to get ahead in school. Some take the option of taking classes at universities back home while others stay around the UF campus. It is widely known that some classes are easier to succeed in over the summer than they are during the regular school year. Therefore, students take advantage of this during their vacation. No matter what they are doing, UF students look forward to summer vacation all year long. We look forward to that time when classes are over, finals are gone from our minds, and the only thing that matters is that warm feeling of summer fun. -Carmen Bustillo Back to Album Previous Next Matt Dean, Leslie Veiga, Allison Cullin and Melissa Bersach take in the sites at the nation's capital. photo provided by: Leslie Veiga Brittany Black Friends at UF Anesia Bums Sandy Chiu