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Category: Exchanges

Shanghai to Singapore

Samuel Garcia, NUS Exchange, Fall 2014 My entire summer has been one rapid adventure. After a hard Spring Quarter at Northwestern, I was greatly...
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How was Paris?

Amy Glazier-Torgerson, Sciences Po Exchange, Fall 2013 Paris was amazing. Doesn’t that sound bland? Doesn’t that poorly reflect the energizing, overwhelming, and confusing quarter...
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French rudeness and Artisanal Pride

Romain Sinclair, Sciences Po Exchange, Fall 2013 The service industry in France, or at least Paris, seems to have fundamentally different goals than that...
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A Home Here and a Home There

Hagar Gomaa, Koç University Exchange, Fall 2013 My last few days in Istanbul were a mix of last minute to do items, cramming for exams,...
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Delicious Turkish Food

Hagar Gomaa, Koç University Exchange, Fall 2013 I felt that this blog post was necessary since I have neglected to mention one of my most...
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All Good Things Come To An End

Audrey Zong, HKUST Exchange, Fall 2013 It’s been a slow start since my return from Hong Kong due to the extreme weather that’s caused...
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Going out in style

Amy Glazier-Torgerson, Sciences Po Exchange, Fall 2013 This is my last week in Paris and I want to make it one of my best....
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Hosting and Being Hosted

Amy Glazier-Torgerson, Sciences Po Exchange, Fall 2013 I always knew that I wanted a home stay to be a key piece of my semester...
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On breaking stereotypes: grumpy Parisians?

Amy Glazier-Torgerson, Sciences Po Exchange, Fall 2013 During my travels beyond Paris this semester, many foreigners have asked me leading questions about how I...
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Birthdays, Palaces, and Hilltops

Hagar Gomaa, Koç University Exchange, Fall 2013 It’s hard to believe that my time in Istanbul is almost coming to an end.  This past November,...
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