Heyya folks. Today I will be talking about my experience working in a research lab while on my exchange year in Singapore! It is daunting to try and cover the experience in one blog, so I asked several of my friends what specific questions they would like the post to… read more
Exchange Programs
Escargot, French Riviera, and Midterms
I am now at my halfway point on this alien planet and I am surviving. I actually don’t want to leave France, or Europe at all. I have learned so many new aspects of the French culture as well as the language. It’s amazing how all my dreams have come… read more
Hook ‘em from Scotland
Hello again! It’s time for round two on adventures with Joel, this time writing from the Heathrow Airport! I’m currently on a very roundabout (cheap flights y’all) itinerary that will end at a Bavarian festival. In this post, we’re going to check out the Scottish highlands. First off though, as… read more
“La Diada” – National Day of Catalonia
Hola a tots! El meu nom és Mel Stack. I am a 4th-year undergraduate student in the Liberal Arts Honors Program, as well as the McCombs School of Business Foundations Program on the Forty Acres. This semester, I will be studying at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain! Throughout the… read more
From Meat pies in New Zealand to Dumplings in Guangzhou – A few takeaways
Hey y’all! My name is Joel Swiatek, and I’ll be spending this fall at the University of Edinburgh and cannot wait to begin my studies! First, a bit about me. I’m a fun-loving senior studying Computer Science at UT, originally hailing from Dallas. The best way to describe me is… read more
Finding Familiarity in Ifrane, Morocco
Hey, y’all! I’m Jensen, a junior Sociology major at UT. This semester, I’m attending Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, one of the top universities in Morocco. Before I left Texas, I was definitely nervous about moving to a country across the ocean where I don’t speak any of the languages.… read more
In Beijing, “Goodbye” is a Western Import or : From Hello to See You Again
在北京，“拜拜“ 是一个西方的进口货 或者: 从你好到再见 你好 To all those regular followers of the Global Ambassadors Blog out there who might have actually read and up until now still remember my first post, I owe you a brief redaction and apology. Today, instead of contrasting my earlier blogging by providing a… read more
Lost in Translation
When I arrived at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, I expected my study abroad experience to be simple. Although I am participating in an Intensive Japanese language program, as a heritage speaker I did not expect much of a challenge and intended the trip to be a route of… read more
Embracing the Differences and Making Them Feel Like Home
Starting the summer of last year, my hopes of spending a summer in the bustling city of Seoul, South Korea were beginning to realize. I recall being unable to contain my excitement when my roommate and I, in idle conversation inside our local Walmart, discussed both of our ambitions to… read more
1600 Feet Above Namsam
Stepping foot off the train in Myeong-dong, I began searching for Exits 7 or 8. The instructions I looked up the day before said to, “wait there for a free shuttle that will take you to the cable car station”. However, the longer I waited, the more I doubted I… read more