Semester abroad - which university?

Irishdoctor
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:30:42 +0000

These are all excellent universities, and I am sure you would enjoy your experience at any of them. I have lived in Vancouver, BC, one of my favourite cities in the world, but if I had to choose one university from your list it would be the University of Texas at Austin. I served on the faculty there and found it a very congenial place in a fascinating city. Austin would both confound and support any stereotypes about Texas you may have: very cosmopolitan but very much in touch with its southwestern heritage. Europeans are often surprised that the central part of Texas was colonized by Germans, Czechs and other people from central Europe. Austin is also home of a very active popular music scene.