This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! It is Sunday, just past morning, and I’m treating myself to breakfast tacos at the Red River Café and contemplating why it is that we always need a reason to treat… read more
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International Voices: Reflecting on the Past
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! When it hits August 2015 this year, it will mark two years since I moved to Austin. I often look back on my old self- fresh out of high school and… read more
International Voices: Being a Teacher (and other thoughts)
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! As the air chilled and the moisture from above turned into icy little stings on Wednesday night, I was home pressing my thumbs (the equivalent of you crossing your fingers) and… read more
International Voices: Exams in Graduate School – The Good, The Bad, and The Learning
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! Have you ever been in a situation where your heart is pounding and you have a ton on your mind? That is part of the unfortunate day in a student’s life,… read more
International Voices: First impressions, now and then
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! For some of you internationals, this is your first semester in Austin. You’ve barely unpacked your suitcase and learned the hard way that, while yesterday you could shuffle to school in… read more
International Voices: 1826 Days in the West
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! December 31st of 2009 has become one of my most memorable birthdays. I arrived in the United States to begin graduate school on that very day. Travelling from the northern part… read more
International Voices: Dealing with Homesickness
This post is a part of our weekly International Voices column, writing by UT students, for UT students. Enjoy! In the midst of hubbub of Friday night parties, do you often feel that you do not belong to this place? Do you miss being in your favorite places back in… read more
International Voices: Co-op Living
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
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