This post was contributed by Zoe Howard, a Global Ambassador for fall 2020. Zoe is a French, English, and Rhetoric and Writing junior studying abroad in Paris, France. Read Zoe’s first blog post. Stay tuned throughout the semester as Zoe shares more of her experiences abroad! During my first month… read more
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The Swedish Chronicles, Part II
This post was contributed by Kai Fleischman, a Global Ambassador for fall 2020. Kai is a Computer Science major studying abroad in Stockholm, Sweden. Read his first blog post. Stay tuned throughout the semester as Kai shares his experiences abroad! Stockholm: Scandinavia’s Capital For city dwellers, Stockholm does not disappoint.… read more
Embracing the Unexpected
This post was contributed by Zoe Howard, a Global Ambassador for fall 2020. Zoe is a French, English, and Rhetoric and Writing junior studying abroad in Paris, France. Stay tuned throughout the semester as Zoe shares her experiences abroad! Before this semester, I thought I knew exactly what my time… read more
Three Goals I Plan to Accomplish While Studying Abroad
This post was contributed by Amarachi Ngwakwe, a Global Ambassador for fall 2020. Amarachi is a Humanities and Health and Society major studying abroad in London, United Kingdom. Amarachi will also be taking over our Instagram Stories @texasglobalabroad, so be sure to follow along as she shares her experiences abroad!… read more
The Swedish Chronicles, Part I
This post was contributed by Kai Fleischman, a Global Ambassador for fall 2020. Kai is a Computer Science major studying abroad in Stockholm Sweden. Stay tuned throughout the semester as Kai shares his experiences abroad! Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan As one would expect, all my classes are online. This is not… read more
Czech, American and Global Every Day
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. The world is global. The only thing that changes in… read more
Laying the Foundation for Career Success While Interning Abroad
This blog post was contributed by Carolina Sarria, an Education Abroad peer advisor who helped other Longhorns begin their own transformative education abroad adventures. It’s been almost one year since I completed my year abroad in France. I spent Fall 2018 in the IRG program in Paris, France (for the… read more
You Can Take The Girl Outta London…
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 my life has been up until this point, I always… read more
Building Life-Changing Friendships While Studying Abroad
This post was contributed by Rebecca French, Senior Administrative Associate in Education Abroad, about her transformative experience studying abroad in France. The first time I studied abroad was during my senior year of high school in l’Aigle, Normandy, France with my local Rotary Club. On my first day with my… read more
Did I Miss the Point of Studying Abroad?
This post was contributed by Global Ambassador Frances Garnett, an IRG and theater & dance major studying abroad in Brussels, Belgium. Read more about Frances’s experience. Being in quarantine has given me a lot of time to think, and lately I’ve been wondering: what is the point of study abroad?… read more
