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Host Family Life

Affiliated Programs College of Liberal Arts Colleges and Schools Costa Rica Countries Global Ambassador Moody College of Communication

October 27, 2021
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First Impressions Within an hour of my arrival in San José, I had been dropped off at a papaya-colored house 75 meters east of the Palí supermarket, which I soon learned was as close to an official address as you…

The Old Man of Storr, a unique rock formation on the Isle of Skye that is actually a massive, ancient landslide. Around the formation, a misty blue sky.

Sucking Out All the Marrow of Life: Executive Dysfunction and Adapting to Life in Edinburgh, Scotland

College of Liberal Arts Colleges and Schools Countries Exchange Programs Global Ambassador Scotland

October 8, 2021
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“I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life…

Birds-eye view from an airplane window of blue sky, white clouds and San Jose city below.

Overcoming Barriers to Study Abroad

Affiliated Programs College of Liberal Arts Colleges and Schools Costa Rica Countries Global Ambassador Moody College of Communication Scholarships

September 8, 2021
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Three years ago, I was applying to colleges with the hope of spending a portion of my college career abroad. As a first-generation student, being accepted into my first-choice college was an accomplishment in itself, but as soon as I…

View from Palanok Castle on a sunny day, pink flower in foreground.

The Language Landscape of Ukraine

Affiliated Programs College of Liberal Arts Colleges and Schools Countries Global Ambassador Ukraine

August 2, 2021
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I’ll be honest: Ukraine was not my first choice for study abroad programs. I had my heart set on a cross-cultural diplomacy program in Havana, Cuba and St. Petersburg, Russia. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be as COVID happened and…

Night view of Budapest from Gellert Hill.

Budapest, My Second Home

Colleges and Schools Countries Exchange Programs Global Ambassador Hungary McCombs School of Business

July 19, 2021

I can hardly believe it’s been more than a month since I returned home from Budapest. Living abroad for an entire semester, that city had become almost as familiar to me as Austin. I had become used to all the…

Ivana Kupala Tradition and the Magic of Studying Abroad in Ukraine

Affiliated Programs College of Liberal Arts Colleges and Schools Countries Global Ambassador Ukraine

July 14, 2021
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When we last met, I was in dire straits: doubting myself, wanting nothing more than to return home to the U.S., and confronting a few unsavory aspects of my mental health. I’m elated to report that for the past two…

Managing Expectations and Traveling with Anxiety

Affiliated Programs College of Liberal Arts Colleges and Schools Countries Global Ambassador Ukraine

June 28, 2021

When I exit Boryspil Airport, setting off to my home for the next seven weeks, it is 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The heatwave in Kyiv should end in the coming days, but until then, the city boils. On the drive to…

My Last Month in Shanghai

China College of Liberal Arts Colleges and Schools Countries Exchange Programs Global Ambassador Summer Programs

June 10, 2021

I can’t believe my exchange journey has come to an end. June had arrived before I noticed. Looking back on my four months in Shanghai, happiness and satisfaction are two words that can best sum it up. As at UT,…

woman sits on rocks near large body of water during sunset

Saying Goodbye to Sweden

College of Natural Sciences Colleges and Schools Countries Exchange Programs Global Ambassador Sweden

May 26, 2021
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As I reflect on my time at Uppsala and the lessons I have learned along the way, I find myself both sad that it is almost over and excited to see what the future holds. My study abroad experience was…