By Alex Bonjoc (GU-Q’27). Within my academic career at Georgetown, I have been fortunate. I have had multiple opportunities to grow, learn, fail, and succeed. However, so far, the most…
By Sama Alissa (GU-Q’27). Ever since my first semester at GU-Q, I’ve been looking forward to going abroad. Not because I couldn’t wait to get away from GU-Q, but because…
By Radiyah Ahmed (SFS’28) Radiyah Ahmed is a first year student at Georgetown University in Qatar. There’s something magical about the Georgetown Admissions Ambassadors Program (GAAP), a program that celebrates…
By Janna Alsulaiti (SFS’27).Janna Alsulaiti, is a multilingual sophomore at GU-Q majoring in International History. She speaks Arabic, English, and Japanese. For the Desert Hoya Blog, she shares insights on…
By Sama Alissa (SFS’27) I first met Nagla Abdelhady (SFS’25) when she was my orientation advisor during Hoya Welcome Week. Her enthusiasm and energy helped me adjust quickly. While my…
By Janna Alsulaiti. Janna Alsulaiti, is a multilingual sophomore at GU-Q majoring in International History. She speaks Arabic, English, and Japanese. For the Desert Hoya Blog, she shares insights on…
By Lawrence Mararac (SFS’26). One adventure at a time. That’s basically how I live my life, not just in general, but especially here at Georgetown. For almost three years now,…
By Sama Alissa (SFS’27). When I first arrived at GU-Q, there was one academic requirement I was secretly dreading: Language Proficiency. Having grown up a native speaker of Arabic and…
By Radiyah Ahmed (SFS’28). Experiencing Ramadan as a Desert Hoya is something I’ll never stop being in awe of. The moment the month arrived at GU-Q, I felt the shift…
By Lo’ay Ramadan (SFS’27). When I was a first year student, I used to worry that my academic interests were too scattered to fit neatly into the structured world of…
By Lawrence Mararac Travel has always been one of the most powerful ways to learn about history, about the world, and about ourselves. There’s something deeply transformative about stepping into…
By Michelle Hadebe Michelle Hadebe is a senior at GU-Q majoring in International Politics. Four years ago, I made a decision that changed my life. Leaving my high school in…
