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The District

May 12th, 2017 in Current Semester, Spring 2017, Student's Blog

by Michael Whitesides (Spring 2017) 

When I arrived in D.C. back in January the one thing people said more than anything else was that it was “an exciting time to be in D.C.” More

Individuality, Diversity, and Inclusion

May 12th, 2017 in Current Semester, Spring 2017, Student's Blog

by Lindsay Pradieu (Spring 2017) 

Washington DC is without a doubt known for the diversity of its people and its cultural experiences. I came to the capitol city because I wanted to explore its local and international food, More

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Explore the Historical Side of Washington, D.C

May 12th, 2017 in Current Semester, Spring 2017, Student's Blog

by Jin Chen (Spring 2017) 

Washington D.C is the capital of the United States, and every time people talk about this place, they talk about politics. More

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Feeding Your Soul in D.C.

May 12th, 2017 in Current Semester, Spring 2017, Student's Blog

by Ra'iatea Lohe (Spring 2017) 

Soul Food Friday. The only employee appreciation "event" I attended at my restaurant and arguably the best. We had collard greens with More

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Reevaluation

May 12th, 2017 in Current Semester, Spring 2017, Student's Blog

by Emily Williams (Spring 2017)

When I applied for the BUDC program in September, I had a very different semester in mind. I knew that it would impact my career in a great way More

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D.C. from Above and Beyond

May 12th, 2017 in Current Semester, Spring 2017, Student's Blog

by Brian Monroy (Spring 2017) 

The image of Washington in the popular imagination is often that of Roman arches and limestone structures dominating More

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The District of Inclusion

May 10th, 2017 in Current Semester, Spring 2017, Student's Blog

by Ana Milosavljevic (Spring 2017) 

Growing up as “third-culture” kid, I never I completely felt like fit in, not in the United States, nor in Serbia. Third culture kids grow up in a country or culture that is different than their parents’, More

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Four Months in DC: My Front Row Seat to History

May 10th, 2017 in Current Semester, Spring 2017, Student's Blog

by Nick Neville (Spring 2017) 

When I first arrived in Washington this January, politics wasn’t really my thing. More

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A City with Friends and Gifts from All Over the World

May 8th, 2017 in Current Semester, Spring 2017, Student's Blog

by Vicky Liao (Spring 2017)

The only reason I chose to come to this Washington study abroad program was because I got an internship at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). More

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Washington, DC: The City Run By Millennials

May 8th, 2017 in Current Semester, Spring 2017, Student's Blog

by Chelsea Wolgel (Spring 2017) 

When you first think of Washington, the immediate thought that comes to mind is old, white guys bickering in Congress about bills, More

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