This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! I smell reunion. For days and weeks, D-hausers have been plotting and planning, and hopefully a month from now, we will all be flying, busing, or training in to the quaint… read more
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International Voices: Buying Your First Car in the U.S.
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! Thanks to the bike-friendly roads and widespread Capital Metro network, having a car is not a must to commute in Austin. That being said, road infrastructure is the number one thing… read more
International Voices: Experiencing American Culture
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! One of the most memorable experiences I have had in America was over spring break this year when I went to Nashville, Tennessee. I was really excited to experience traditional American… read more
International Voices: “The Customer is King” – Rambling Thoughts on Service Culture in the US
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! Did you know you live in customer service paradise? Maybe you haven’t noticed, because you’ve always been greeted with a smile in the supermarket, your food has been cheerfully bagged for… read more
International Voices: The Power of Conversation
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! From the lady in line at the grocery store, to the new student you met in class, to the musician at the bus stop, to the exchange scholar at an ISSS… read more
International Voices: Surviving Midterms 101
This post is part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT current and prospective students. Enjoy! So it’s that time in the semester where the first round of midterms begins and all you want to do is curl up in your warm, comfortable bed and never leave.… read more
International Voices: 10 Things I Found “American”
This post is part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT current and prospective students. Enjoy! Although I was aware about the cultural differences between the country I am from and the US (TV shows and movies give a clear hint about the western part of the… read more
Gemütlichkeit or How to feel at home in a foreign culture
This post is part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT current and prospective students. Enjoy! Sunday morning I got up early to bake Brötchen – not sweet bread, nor biscuits or croissants but good old-fashioned bread rolls covered in pumpkin seeds. I’d never made… read more
International Voices: The Summer That Changed My Life
Meet our final International Voices blogger, Rita, who shares her once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this summer and why international students should seek opportunities to get involved on campus. I recently returned from a 70 day bicycle ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, with Texas 4000, a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading hope,… read more
International Voices: Feeling at Home in Austin for Undergraduates
As the fall semester begins, our International Voices columnists will be sharing their experiences as new UT students. Welcome to Austin, new (and returning) students! We hope your school year is off to a great start. Exactly a year ago, I had just started my freshman year at UT, and I had… read more