Horns meet world. World meet Megan Nater. Megan is an International Relations major who spent 5 weeks in Cuba on the Cuba in Question Maymester Program. Check out what her study abroad experience was like to see if it is right for you. We arrived in Havana early morning on… read more
Exchange Programs
Battling Language in Bangkok
I decided to go on a whim and apply for a 6 week internship program in Bangkok, Thailand very last minute. I did not even tell my parents until about one month before I left to go to Asia for the summer. I had studied abroad before for six months… read more
The Forgotten Side of Germany
My gap year experience motivated me to travel to Germany when I studied abroad. I went to the Europe University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) because I wanted to understand east Germany more deeply. The city was founded in the 1300s by merchants and the university was established in the 1600s.… read more
Make This Place Your Home
Horns meet world, world meet Amanda Mouton. Writing to us while she is still currently abroad, check out what she has to saw about her time in New Zealand so far. I sadly said farewell to my host family, the ever sweet Hikus, on Wednesday. It’s not goodbye forever, as I’ve… read more
First Exchange for All Majors in Italy!
We’ve got some exciting news hot off the press: the Study Abroad Office is opening its first exchange program in Italy open to all majors in Spring of 2017! Students will study at the University Luigi Bocconi in Milan, which ranks consistently well in world rankings of business and management… read more
“Sooo… what’s the next step after graduation?”
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 the semester and 12-3 during the summer on a walk-in… 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
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
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
Where Should I Go? Cana-DUH!
At the beginning of November, recently elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made history by appointing an equal number of men and women on his cabinet “because it’s 2015.” He has a list of ambitious and progressive goals for the country, many of which are unimaginable in the United States. Canada… read more