They say that if you are hesitant about studying abroad, your first trip should be a faculty-led maymester or summer program. After that trip, your feet would be wet enough in the traveling field that you will then want to participate in an exchange program of your choice. My journey… read more
Fitting in, in Freiburg, Germany
PRE-DEPARTURE STATS Anyone preparing to study abroad is familiar with this question: Where should I go? In response, people such as myself, other peer advisors, and your program coordinator will help guide you to your decision based on a variety of factors including financial, academic, language, etc. Friends will offer… read more
Alex’s Australian Adventures – A Longhorn Blogs from Melbourne
Horns meet World. World meet Alex. Alex is a junior Corporate Communications major and is spending her semester at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Her 6 weeks abroad so far have taught her that “it’s a humbling experience” and that she loves “how much [she] is learning about herself.”… read more
Peru: A Day in the Life of Lauren Moore
Horns meet World. World meet Lauren. She’s a third-year English major and is currently living it up during her semester exchange at Pontificia Universidad Catolica in Lima, Peru. Lauren has been abroad for a month now and says about the experience that “it took a couple of days to get over… read more
Exchange vs. Affiliate, which is Right for You?
Study Abroad at the University of Texas has a variety of programs that differ in what they offer and what they provide to students who attend them. However, between the over 400 programs available to students, it can be hard to discern the differences in certain programs. In this blog… read more
Valentine’s Day and the Lock Bridge
The week before Valentine’s Day 2013, my closest friend in Paris got an interesting email from a professor who was back in Austin. He asked us to find the love lock that he and his wife had fastened to one of 11 locked-bridges in Paris the previous summer. However, the… read more
Turkish Delight
Horns meet World. World meet Mia Collins. Mia is an International Relations major and a Geography major at UT that studied abroad at Bogazici University in Instanbul, Turkey. Here are some of her highlights from her experience. I decided to go to Turkey largely out of curiosity, and a desire… read more
Living in London
Horns meet World. World meet Evan Carter. Evan is a Computer Science major and a Government major at UT. Evan spent his Spring semester in an exchange program with the University College of London. Here were a few of the highlights of his trip abroad. I’ve always loved traveling having… read more
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