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
Lessons from Chile
“I sometimes think drivers don’t know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly” (Fahrenheit 451) I love my planner. It keeps my life organized; it reminds me of birthdays, holidays, and party plans. I can simultaneously manage countdowns, due dates, and daily to-do lists. I feel… read more
Remembering the Parque de la Memoria
Horns meet World. World meet Elizabeth Gerberich. Elizabeth is an Anthropology and Latin American Studies major here at UT, and she studied abroad during fall 2013 with IFSA Butler in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During her time abroad, she also interned at the Parque de la Memoria, working for the remembrance of… read more
Brazil: Beauty, History, and Poverty
Horns meet World. World meet Nina Ho. Nina is a French and Advertising major here at UT, and she spent the summer of 2013 studying abroad in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. She volunteered with a community school during her time abroad. There are little moments lately when I just stop and… read more
Suddenly the deep blue sea
Horns meet World. World meet Jennifer Yang. Jennifer is an English major at UT, and she spent her sophomore year abroad on an exchange at the Université Jean Moulin in Lyon, France. She kept a blog while abroad and shares in this post her adventures in the southern city of… read more
Comparing Housing Abroad
This week, we look at one of the big questions that pop up when you get that acceptance letter for study abroad: what housing options are there abroad and how do you choose among them? We peers list four of the most common choices that we found abroad and their… read more
Safety Abroad
Safety often emerges as a concern for students going abroad for the first time and their loved ones. However, risk can only be reduced and not eliminated, not even in the country’s most boring suburb. This week, the Peers have compiled a list of safety tips for first time travelers:… read more
Guatemala or Guatebuena?
Horns meet World. World meet Natalie. Natalie is a religious studies major here at UT, and studied abroad summer of 2015 in Antigua, Guatemala. In the post below she write about her experience studying the effects of NGOs while becoming better at Spanish. Over the summer I studied abroad through… read more
Tschüss, Texas!
Horns meet World. World meet Arianna. Arianna Fritz. Arianna is an international relations and global studies major here at UT, and she spent the summer of 2015 abroad at Europa-Universitaet Viadrina Frankfurt in Germany. It’s been a year since I felt the rush of talking to people at the study abroad… read more
“So, Why Should We Hire You?”
It takes guts walking into the International Office and saying “I want to study Abroad”. Not only does it take guts, but it takes initiative and lots of planning once you get started on the process. All of that is in the comfort of our UT Campus, imagine being in… read more
