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July 25, 2019, Filed Under: Faculty-Led Programs, Gilman Scholarship, Global Ambassador, May Term, Portugal, Scholarships

Words of Wisdom

Group photo of alex and other students

Today, our Maymester had our farewell dinner by the beach and said our final goodbyes. During this trip, I really made some lifelong friends, and I can’t wait to reunite with them when the school year starts back up this fall. Not only were they great travel companions, but they… read more 

July 11, 2019, Filed Under: Global Ambassador, May Term, Portugal

Making the Most of Your Time

Before I left for my study abroad trip, my friend who had spent his spring 2019 in Germany gave me advice that would become my motto for the whole trip: “You can sleep when you get back home.” He told me that instead of waking up late on the weekends… read more 

June 27, 2019, Filed Under: Global Ambassador, May Term, Portugal

Introduction and Arrival in Portugal

From a young age, traveling abroad with family has been both frequent and familiar. Exploring foreign cities such as Tokyo and Paris not only introduced me to life-changing experiences, but has also given me a unique perspective. Enrolling for a maymester and studying abroad for the first time was a… read more 

April 28, 2016, Filed Under: Affiliated Programs, Colleges and Schools, Horns Meet World, Moody College of Communication, Portugal, Spain

Hungry in Barca? Eat here!

Horns meet World. World meet Rachel Thompson. Rachel was a Journalism major here at UT, and she spent fall of 2014 studying abroad on an affiliated program with IES in Barcelona, Spain at the University Pompeu Fabra after a summer in Dublin, Ireland with the same organization. During her time abroad,… read more 

August 21, 2015, Filed Under: Abroad and Beyond, Australia, France, Portugal, South Africa, Tasmania

Deja Food

While I was in Paris, I was on one mission and one mission only: Find a McDonald’s and order a Royal with Cheese (sorry Parisians). For those of you who aren’t familiar with the opening monologue of Tarantino’s 1994 day-in-the-life style, L.A. underground film, a Royal with Cheese is the European… read more 

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