The Prospector

Letter to The Editor

Camila Trespalacios • November 17, 2015

My name is Camila Trespalacios, I am 21 years old, and am from Chihuahua, Mexico. I was born in El Paso, Texas, and am enrolled at UTEP working on a double major in communication studies and French. I arrived in Paris in September of 2014 to continue...

Do it! Take the trip

Michaela Roman, Photo Editor • June 16, 2015

At the beginning of the year, I received an email from one of my previous digital media production professors. Ramon Villa, regarding studying abroad in Peru during the Maymester. The email explained that the trip would consist of producing a documentary...

Study abroad builds cosmopolitan students

Juan Raygoza, Staff Reporter • June 16, 2015

According to a NAFSA (Association of International Educators) study done recently, the number of study-abroad students has grown only 2 percent nationally. In the 2012-2013 school year, the number of students applying for study-abroad programs increased...

Students awarded scholarships to study abroad

Julia Hettiger, Staff Reporter • May 5, 2015

This semester, a few UTEP students were awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad. The scholarship is awarded to more than 2,700 students every semester nationwide. The scholarship’s purpose is to aid students to study...

My Middle Eastern Journey, an introduction

Pedro Garcia, Contributor • October 13, 2014

Just as many other students from UTEP, I have also lived and studied in Mexico and experienced the bicultural contrast that these two countries have to offer. My daily experiences have had a direct impact on the way I perceive the world. But it really...

You are beautiful

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter • July 14, 2014

Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and recently visited Indonesia for a study abroad program. A giant gold Buddha stands atop a pointed column on the roof of a temple. His golden skin reveals a bare, bulging,...

Peace lovers

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter • July 14, 2014

Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and recently visited Indonesia for a study abroad program. We drive through the streets of Samarinda, Indonesia, beside the metallic plated domes of the...

The Boat Ride

Maria Esquinca, Staff Reporter • June 20, 2014

Editor’s note: Maria Esquinca is a staff reporter at The Prospector and is currently in Indonesia for a study abroad program. Through the small cracks of the windowsills enters the potent scent of fish. It travels from the sea released by the carcasses...

Adventure time in Wales

Alejandro Alba, Contributor • October 28, 2013

When you are an inexperienced swimmer the last thing you want to do is go on an adventure trip to Wales where you will be kayaking and coasteering. However, if you are an adventurous soul like I am, a trip filled with adventure is ideal and worthwhile. When...

From U.S. senior to U.K. freshman

Alejandro Alba, Contributor • September 18, 2013

This whole week felt like I was entering college all over again, but in an upgraded fashion. When I entered the University of Texas at El Paso I did not feel anything special or meet a whole group of new, cool people. Instead I took on five courses, two...

Someone fits in my suitcase

Alejandro Alba, Travel Correspondent • September 5, 2013

I’m currently taking applications for anyone interested in traveling in a 32’’ bag for eight hours to London. Well, if only. But really, I can fit a person and a chihuahua dog in one of my suitcases. Manchas and I do fit in one suitcase comfortably. The...