This post was contributed by Kevin Lee, a Global Ambassador for fall 2020. Kevin is a Government, International Relations and Global Studies, and Asian Studies major studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea. Read his first blog post. Stay tuned throughout the semester as Kevin shares his experiences abroad! I am… read more
College of Liberal Arts
Embracing the Unexpected, Part II
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! A couple of days ago, I was wandering through the streets… read more
Experiencing Cultural Differences in Paris
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
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
“You HAVE to Study Abroad During Your Four Years at UT Austin”
It’s a statement you’ve probably heard at least once during your time at UT Austin. From the campus tour to orientation, I recall at least a dozen times during my first year alone where I was told that studying abroad would CHANGE MY LIFE. Now, it’s the fall semester of… 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
Taking My Identity Abroad
This post was contributed by Catherine Andersson, academic records coordinator for Education Abroad, about her experience with cultural identity while abroad. What does it mean to take yourself abroad? While the physical processes of going through airports, arriving in country, going to local orientations are all valid motions of “being… 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
A Step Toward Bilinguilism
This post was contributed by Global Ambassador Frances Garnett, an IRG and theater & dance major studying abroad in Brussels, Belgium. My name is Frances Garnett, and I’m a third-year student studying abroad in Brussels, Belgium. I was born in Belgium, by chance, and I thought it would be fun… read more
Midnight to Midnight in Paris
After running into some flight delays on my way home from studying in Scotland, I found myself with a full day in Paris before having to catch my transfer flight out to Austin. One day is certainly not enough to fully see the City of Lights, but it was definitely… read more