Best VPNs To Use Traveling Abroad
If you are reading this article it is probably for one of two reasons; 1. You have no idea what a VPN is and clicked on this article thinking it is something you didn’t know you needed to pack, 2.…
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Inspiring Longhorns to Explore the World
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Inspiring Longhorns to Explore the World
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Don’t Tell People You Are American, Trust Me…
The word “American” sometimes leaves a bitter taste in the mouths of foreigners. Let’s be honest, vacationing Americans are not the most sensitive to other cultures and customs. We have created the stereotype that American vacationers can be quite literally…
5 Things I Wish I Brought to Europe
When I decided to impart on my journey to Barcelona, Spain to study abroad in the Spring I started my research on what I should bring. I thought I had everything I needed and if I didn’t then I would…
Traveling is Not Just Seeing but Experiencing!
This is your first time abroad. You want to see everything, as in all of it. This was the mentality that I had when I studied abroad for the first time in London. There was so much to see in…
5 Reasons You Should Visit Switzerland
Horns meet world. World meet Valerie. Valerie is a Graduate student in Advertising and studied abroad through the SPICE Communications Program in Erfurt, Germany. Her experience abroad and passion for travel has led to Red Gypsea (), her own travel blog and consultancy.…
Five Tips for Living in Barcelona
Make a Budget This tip applies whether you are studying abroad for three months or six months. Since you will be in a new city, it’ll be hard at first to refrain from spending all your money on food, but…
Traveling on a Budget
Horns meet World. World meet Katie Wagner. Katie is a Biology major at UT and and she spent six months studying abroad on the UPF Exchange program in Barcelona, Spain. Flights and trains and hostels! Oh my! Fear not, I…
Study Abroad Workshops!
As many of you will be a part of the new wave of UT Study Abroad students, it’ll seem like your to-do list will never end until you get on that plane and then you have to shift your focus…
Comparing Housing Abroad
This week, we look at one of the big questions that pop up when you get that acceptance letter for study abroad: what housing options are there abroad and how do you choose among them? We peers list four of…