Inspiring Longhorns to Explore the World
Inspiring Longhorns to Explore the World
It’s down to three days until graduation, and for most of us peer advisors, study abroad has greatly impacted the plans we have after walking the stage. As a reminder, peer advisors are available Monday through Friday from 9-5 during…
This week’s pro tip from your favorite team of peer advisors: get involved while you’re abroad! Odds are that at UT, you have several interests and friend groups outside of class… and there’s no reason why you can’t be the…
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…
“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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…