Inspiring Longhorns to Explore the World
Inspiring Longhorns to Explore the World
Testimonials from guest bloggers and highlights of UT students contributing to our blog from all over the world!
Although it feels like I just stepped off the plane at Incheon Airport, the first two months of my study abroad program have somehow already flown by. As someone with no prior experience with Korean culture, my journey has been…
Longhorns who studied abroad, we want to hear from you and share your story! Submit a piece about a personal experience, family story, or creative myth that touches on global and international themes by Tuesday, Nov. 10. Authors of selected pieces…
This post was contributed by Parker Pflaum, coordinator for faculty-led programs, about his time in Myanmar as a program/trip leader who taught material for the student participants. This is the second post in a two-part series. Read Part I. We…
This post was contributed by Parker Pflaum, coordinator for faculty-led programs, about his time in Myanmar as a program/trip leader who taught material for the student participants. This is the first post in a two-part series. Read Part II. U…
This post was contributed by Lucie Zacharová, Assistant Director for Advising, about how growing up in a global context shape and transform our perspectives, expanding our worldviews to include different ways of living and increasing our competency as global citizens. …
This post was contributed by Catherine Andersson, academic records coordinator for Education Abroad, about her experience with cultural identity while abroad. What does it mean to take yourself abroad? While the physical processes of going through airports, arriving in country,…
This post was contributed by Chelsea Cowan, a program coordinator for faculty-led programs in Education Abroad, about how she optimized her time abroad in London to include studying, service learning, and research. Whenever anyone asks me what the strongest influence on…
This post was contributed by Erin Brown Achterhof, Administrative Associate for Faculty-Led Programs in Education Abroad, about what inspired her to go abroad. When I was in middle school, I was visiting my younger cousins in New Orleans, and they…
This post was contributed by Raquelle Brant, Administrative Assistant for Academic Records in Education Abroad, who taught English in Japan through the Japan Exchange and Teaching program for three years. Teaching English around the world is one way to take…