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The Closing Address

The Closing Address

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein November 23, 2015

I remember the exact day that I became Deputy Blog Editor and began my climb up the 4E ladder of power. I was sitting in a random hostel in Tel Aviv, Israel, on a trip with a subset of my abroad friends....

BOBROSKE: Redefining Failure At Home and Abroad

BOBROSKE: Redefining Failure At Home and Abroad

By Alexander Bobroske November 13, 2015

I waltzed into the academic office, sifted through the stack of China-Africa relations papers and confidentially picked up my own before checking my grade. 52 percent. Once upon a time I was high school...

SHRINATH: Lessons That Solitude Will Teach You

SHRINATH: Lessons That Solitude Will Teach You

By Kshithij Shrinath November 13, 2015

In the middle of October, I took a nine-day trip through four cities in Spain — by myself. On the one hand, travelling alone is brilliant. With no one else dictating what to see, I could do whatever...

Life in India: The Auto

Life in India: The Auto

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford June 2, 2015

For those of you who are unfamiliar with transport in India, actually for anyone, familiar or not with the concept of the auto, please let me share with you my latest fascination. In fact, I am writing...

A Curious Danish Society Standard

By Kylie Mohr February 24, 2015

The buzz of extra foot traffic and intense police presence didn’t faze Lior Foighel as he toasted rye bread and readied lox for a traditional Danish sandwich. Outside, it looked like any other gray...

Making My Home in Other Places

By Samantha MacFarlane January 27, 2015

"Why are you here?" “I’m here to practice French.” “What made you decide on Senegal?” “I like international development, I didn’t want to go to Europe.” I’d had the same conversation...

Navigating the HB1 Visa Cap

Navigating the HB1 Visa Cap

By Xinlan Hu January 16, 2015

‘I know this is a bit far away, but …” My heart sank as I saw the all-too-familiar question coming, “What’s your plan after graduation, going back to China or staying in America?” To leave...

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No. 6 – Plateau

By Sarah Kim November 23, 2014

My decision to take a gap-year after completing my second year of college was met with very little support and plenty of questions. “But wont you be falling behind? “Are you sure that’s...

Treasuring My Time at Home and Abroad

Treasuring My Time at Home and Abroad

By Opinion Editor October 29, 2014

Whether or not you trained for it, a semester spent studying abroad is a marathon. In the pursuit of “making the most of the short time abroad,” the only moments of rest are utilized recharging for...

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Finding Comfort in Study-Abroad Discomforts

By Opinion Editor September 17, 2014

It is by no coincidence that the Spanish words for foreigner, extranjero, and strange, extraño, share linguistic roots. The foreign, in the many and various forms it takes, always seems a little weird...

Looking Out From the Precipice

By Celeste Chisholm August 14, 2014

I am not fond of regret. Vigilantly, I avoid it, and with less than a week until the sun sets on my time in Japan, again posed to me is the perennial question: Have I done enough? Practicality has overtaken...

Why You Should Rethink Studying Abroad

By Paul Healy July 25, 2014

Georgetown makes studying abroad almost effortless. Walk into the office of international programs, attend an info session and fill out an application that certifies you have a pulse and a GPA above 3.0....

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