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On the Hilltop or Around the World

By Danielle Webb February 8, 2013

I always knew I was going to study abroad. For me, it was never an if, but a where. As a high school senior applying to college, I imagined myself walking through my future campus and then walking the...

On the Hilltop or Around the World

By Danielle Webb February 8, 2013

I always knew I was going to study abroad. For me, it was never an if, but a where. As a high school senior applying to college, I imagined myself walking through my future campus and then walking the...

A Not So Welcome Homecoming

By Audrey Wilson January 25, 2013

A couple of days before Christmas, I found myself over the Atlantic Ocean midway through a bumpy 11-hour return flight from Turkey, where I studied this fall. In the days and weeks leading up to my semester...

There and Back Again

A Georgetown education is punctuated for most by many meaningful academic and social experiences. For some, however, many of the most eye-opening ones do not happen on the Hilltop. A semester abroad immerses...

Bidding ‘Adios’ to a Semester Abroad

By Mariah Byrne December 6, 2012

Costa Rica might not observe Thanksgiving, but surviving a whole six months of the pura vida has given me plenty to be grateful for. I know that I might be a bit behind on my holidays, but I’m feeling...

Study Sciences Abroad

By The Editorial Board October 16, 2012

With the opening of Regents Hall and talk of expanding the School of Medicine, Georgetown is clearly invested in fostering the study of the sciences on campus. Yet the university does not offer enough...

Studying in Ghana Illuminates Life in US

By George Smith October 12, 2012

Sixty percent of Georgetown students will study abroad over the course of their Georgetown career. This statistic speaks toward the educational experience of our university as well as the mindset of our...

Minding the Gap

By Victoria Edel October 12, 2012

When Kayla Corcoran (COL ’15) landed in Jordan less than three months after her high school graduation, she had three bags, no knowledge of Arabic and no idea what the next 10 months would hold. “I...

Inside Jokes: Becoming a Part of La Familia With Humor

By Mariah Byrne October 4, 2012

Two weeks into my study abroad in Costa Rica, I fully understood a joke that a native Tican — the local slang for Costa Rican — told to other Ticans. It had been a kind of depressing journey to...

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Mariah?

By Mariah Byrne September 19, 2012

A famous quote from the Shakespearen classic "Romeo and Juliet," occurs when Juliet points out to Romeo, "What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." She’s...

OIP Monitors Protests

By Braden McDonald September 18, 2012

The Office of International Programs is closely monitoring its study abroad programs across the globe in response to the wave of violent anti-American protests that have spread throughout much of the Muslim...

Grandma Goes Clubbing in Croatia

By Meagan Kelly April 13, 2012

So, what happens when three college students on vacation in Croatia split a bottle of vino and are given the streets of Old Town Dubrovnik to traipse around in? They find Jasmin Stavros at ClubRevelin....

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