Khalid’s First Impressions of China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6liEbdx2nIw
Recapping My Study Abroad Take Aways
This year I decided to study abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina to reconnect with my Argentine heritage and culture. As a first generation American, I never exactly knew where my family came from or why my parents decided to leave Argentina… READ MORE →
How to Live Your Life After Studying Abroad
This isn’t easy to explain. In the simplest terms, Chile has expanded my world. Every week I encounter other people whose lives seem to be so far from the United States’ definition of career or success. People who make their living… READ MORE →
Mi Amigo, Jesús Gonzalez Perez
As a child, Jesús Gonzalez Perez began to form his most early conclusions about Americans, and Texans specifically, from watching Western movies with his father. “Those were his favorite kinds of movies,” he says in his smooth, matter-of-fact way, “and… READ MORE →
Already Feels Like Home
Prior to my departure to Hong Kong, I made it my mission to spend a lot of quality time with those I hold dearly. This made my departure a breeze, and I felt I left on wonderful terms with all… READ MORE →
A Walk Through the Plaza de Armas
A foreigner disguised as a native, I take in the beauty of the scenery captured in pictures by tourists before me, my hands grip the bulging sides of the purse that hangs heavy over my shoulder— heavy from the ungiven… READ MORE →
It’s Meya (Mee/yah)
You are entering a place where few dare tread. It is unappealing to the pallet and boggling to the mind. A veritable “Twilight Zone” of contradictions. This is my life. I am a 35 year old sophomore in community college,… READ MORE →
How to Discuss Change
While I am still living in Chile for a few more weeks, attempting to write a blog post about how I’ve changed over the course of this semester feels a bit like jumping the gun. I find it a bit… READ MORE →
Departure and Initial Adjustments
Greetings from Lima, Peru! My name is Isabel Torres and I am an undergraduate student majoring in Education at Texas State University. Before leaving for my study abroad program, I made sure to do some research about my host country… READ MORE →
Auer-Welsbach-Park
The entrance itself isn’t magnificent, but it has a way of making you feel larger than life. You aren’t quite sure which path to take or where they may take you. There’s the trail in the right corner, hidden by… READ MORE →