Inspiring Longhorns to Explore the World
Inspiring Longhorns to Explore the World
Can somewhere become home even when you know you’ll leave? When I first arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, I stepped into something unfamiliar, not quite sure what to expect. But I knew one thing: I was here for just a semester. I had an apartment,…
Welcome to Stockholm, Sweden! I still remember looking out the airplane window as we began our descent into Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Before I even landed, I could see greenery stretching across the landscape below me. After months of preparing, planning,…
One of the best parts of studying abroad with Take the World by the Horns has been the sense of community the program builds. We are part of DIS (Study Abroad in Scandinavia), a study abroad program and school located…
As an incoming freshman in college, there were a lot of things I didn’t know: a new country, a language barrier, and a city full of unfamiliar faces. I was convinced I would be a complete mess. Take laundry, for…
Coming to The University of Texas at Austin, I had a lot of expectations for what the next four years would hold, including the classes I’d take, the friends I would make and the experiences I would have. Some experiences…
As much as I wanted to study abroad, it would have been a lot easier not to. Arranging my housing leases, taking the most insane semester of courses before this one, and leaving behind an entire life of people and…
As of the time I’m writing this, I have about a month left in Sweden. I can see on my calendar that my departure date looms closer, and I can’t help but feel sad about leaving behind the life I…
You know when there’s a popular TV show, and everyone’s talking about it, so you know the characters, basic plotline, and random spoilers, but then you actually watch the show, and everything starts to mean something to you? That’s what…
I knew studying abroad would be a challenge. As someone who typically finds comfort in knowing and being secure in my surroundings, this feeling was so terrifying and freeing at the same time. It had been one of the first times…