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The author, pictured with her thaati and paati | COURTESY PRIYANKA DINAKAR

Finding Family and Forgoing Farewells

By Priyanka Dinakar March 17, 2017

“Wow, that’s so intense for a spring break trip!” “Won’t you get jet-lagged?” “What’s the time difference?” These are just some of the reactions I heard upon telling people that I...

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Adapting to the Land of the Eternal Blue Sky

By Stella Cai March 17, 2017

“Please do not put your hat on the floor,” my host sister, Khaliun, says to me as she picks up my blue Patagonia hat from the floor and carefully places it on the nightstand next to my bed. “Great,...

The Persistence of Memory at Auschwitz

By Alexander Coopersmith March 17, 2017

I spent my spring break with 32 other students from Georgetown and Seton Hill University on a Holocaust Forensics trip to Poland and Belarus. My experiences on this trip have changed me and will have a...

A Home of Fear, Warmth, Conflict and Joy

A Home of Fear, Warmth, Conflict and Joy

By Yasmeen El-Hasan March 17, 2017

My most distinct memory of the Middle East is of a soldier who did not wear a military uniform but instead a royal blue polo. I’m not sure why he was dressed differently, but he carried himself differently...

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24 Hours in Madrid

By Sarah Wright March 17, 2017

Welcome to Madrid, where the past and present collide in a city that is driven by modernization but maintains its historic charm. Bright and bustling with activity, Madrid reveals Spain’s rich history...

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