FAQ

What exactly is AAA???

 AAA is a service-learning program offered through the Honors College. It is a seminar class that is taken in the spring semester and culminates in a 10-14 days trip to do service work abroad.


When does the class meet???

 There are going to be three separate sections of the class in Spring 2012. Each section will meet in a different room once a week on Wednesdays from 3:00-4:30pm.

 Do I get class credit for AAA???

 Absolutely! Alabama Action Abroad is a 3-hr UH humanities credit. If you're in IHP, it can count towards that too!

What do we do in AAA class???

 It varies from week to week. Many weeks you will have a guest speaker come and present about different topics, such as teaching English as a second language, the history and culture of the country you are going to, global awareness, social issues,etc... Some weeks you will have a group project or a short essay due. This is a fun, laid-back and easy class!

 Where is AAA going this year???

 This year there will be three different trips: Costa Rica, Belize, and Ecuador. Each site will encompass something a little different. Costa Rica will be very rugged and involved backpacking into the mountains to work at an indigenous school teaching English. Belize will be more urban and will involved working at a literacy camp. Ecuador will be a combination of the two and will most likely involve some ESL teaching as well as construction and sustainability projects. Each of the three locations also involves a day or two of tourism.  For all three locations, you will be staying with a host family and have complete cultural immersion getting to live and each with the local people there.

What are the dates of the trips?


We will be carpooling from Tuscaloosa to Atlanta the Sunday after finals, May 6th, and spend the night in a hotel (included in cost of program) before flying to our respective countries the next day.  However, several students have chosen in the past to meet the rest of the group at the hotel in Atlanta instead of carpooling.  Each trip will last between 10 and 14 days.  We will then fly back into Atlanta where we will drive together back to Tuscaloosa that night.  Once again, several students chose to either drive straight home or to fly home out of the Atlanta airport as opposed to returning to Tuscaloosa.


Do I need to speak Spanish to go on these trips?

 For Costa Rica and Ecuador, there is a pre-requisite/co-requisite of Spanish 102 or higher.  If you only took Spanish in high school, note this on the application and state what level you completed. For Belize, English is spoken there so you do not need any background experience with Spanish.

How much does AAA cost???

 The trips each cost approximately $1700, which includes all airfare, lodging, all but one or two meals, and transportation. You can apply any study abroad scholarship to these trips, so make sure you check out IHP, the Honors College Newsletter, and Capstone International for scholarship opportunities!

Do I have to apply to be in AAA???

 Yes! The link to the application can be found here on our blog. You can also pick up an application at the front desk of Nott Hall. Applications are due NO LATER THAN 5:00pm on Friday, Oct. 21st, 2011 to the front desk of Nott Hall!

Correction for the Application

Hey y'all! The application that was previously posted says that it is due on Friday, Oct. 21st, 2010. Just wanted to correct that is is due Friday, Oct. 21st, 2011. We apologize for overlooking the year...time flies and we must have forgotten it's already 2011!

Aplication for AAA 2012

This is the link to the application for Alabama Action Abroad 2012:

2012 Alabama Action Abroad Application

Hello All!

Hello and welcome to the blog of the Honor's College Alabama Action Abroad program!  I would just like to start off by saying that we are really excited for the trips this year and cannot wait to meet all of the students interested in joining us. 

We are a program run through the University of Alabama Honors College and our main focus is service learning abroad.  Alabama Action Abroad is a 3 hour UH Course that can be taken in the Spring Semester and is followed by a 10-14 day trip to another country to complete the service project planned during the course.

Because of the level of interest in the program this year, there will be an application process and some prerequisites depending on the trip you will be applying for.

If you have any questions about the program, you can contact us at alabamaactionabroad@gmail.com
We look forward to hearing from you!


Roll Tide!