Student Activism and Higher Education

Angela Williams January 15, 2016

In big, bold, black letters on the Arcadia website, the headline to entice the reader to consider the program at University of the Western Cape (UWC) reads “Study where student activism made powerful democratic change.” As a Georgetown University student… More

Just the start!

Alyssa Benjamin January 14, 2016

I cannot believe that it has been 2 weeks since I have arrived in London. Time has passed so quickly and it feels like home already. I have never lived in a city, so that has been a really big adjustment. I have dodged traffic, walked over 10 miles every… More

Saying Goodbye To Snow, Don’t Cha Know?

Catherine Vaught January 14, 2016

Believe it or not, I am the third member of my family to study abroad in South Africa. It’s probably a pretty cool place to travel, right? I figure, both my brother and sister can’t be lying when they say this country changed their lives. So, I figured… More

From Maryland To Rome

Amelia Graf January 13, 2016

My home school, St. Mary’s College of Maryland is a quaint college in a small town and only has about 2,000 students. The transition from my home school to the enormous, fast pace city of Rome will be a crazy experience that I am tremendously ecstatic… More

Settling in to Galway: Much to Learn

Lizzie Hjelle January 13, 2016

As I sit in my flat enjoying a cup of coffee and a gorgeous sunny morning in Galway, I can’t help being grateful for how well these first few days have gone. As many of my friends and family were aware, I was a ball of nerves before my arrival in Ireland… More

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