How Georgetown Feeds My Multilingual Obsession
By Radiyah Ahmed (GU-Q’28). If there’s one thing people figure out about me pretty quickly, it’s that I have a soft spot for languages. I speak seven so far, emphasis…
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How To Not Waste Your Summer 101
Serikkali Abdrakhman is a sophomore at GU-Q from Kazakhstan. He is a Writing Peer Tutor majoring in Culture and Politics. For me, summer is usually a heap of unrealized plans,…
Raising the Georgetown Flag at the Biggest International Law Moot Court Competition
By Carl Jambo (GU-Q’28), is a sophomore student at Georgetown University in Qatar. For the Desert Hoya Blog, he shares his experience as a member of the Georgetown Moot Court…
I am the First Turkmen Hoya at Georgetown University in Qatar
By Jennet Soltanova (GU-Q’29). On my 20th birthday this year, I left Turkmenistan, with excitement, nerves, and the pressure of walking into uncertainty. After a gap year following my FLEX…
I Emailed This Professor Hoping to Join Her Class - It Became the Most Influential Course I Took at GU-Q
By Jay Pacer, a senior majoring in International Politics with an independent minor in International Law. At GU-Q, certain professors’ names become part of how students help one another to…
How to Make the Perfect Georgetown Pancake: A Note to Present and Future Hoyas
By Jannat Almazbek (GU-Q’28), a sophomore from Kyrgyzstan, majoring in International Economics with a minor in Arabic. At Georgetown, she is a First-Year Experience Captain and a basketball player. Today,…
Beyond Borders: What a Fishing Village in Indonesia Taught Me About True Community Engagement
By Hassan Amin, Junior at GU-Q, majoring in International Economics. He speaks English, Urdu, and Punjabi. “I am from this village and will always remain so.” When a local diver…
Teaching English, Learning Everything Else
By Radiyah Ahmed (GU-Q’28). If there’s one thing people eventually learn about me, it’s that I have a thing for languages. I currently speak seven, and am always on the…
How GU-Q Taught Me the Value of Unlearning
Zarrish Ahmed is a senior at Georgetown University in Qatar majoring in International Politics with an independent Certificate in South Asian Studies. She reflects on how studying South Asian history…
Introducing the Desert Hoya Storytellers for Fall 2025: What have they Discovered About Themselves at Georgetown University in Qatar?
On our campus in Education City, in the heart of Doha, students engage in cultural exchange, explore research opportunities, and experience transformative programs. They reflect on their growth and gain…
What I Learned About Growth (and Myself) as a Georgetown Pre-College Program Peer Tutor
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…
What I’ll Miss about Doha, What I Can’t Wait For as I Study Abroad at Georgetown’s Villa Le Balze in Florence, Italy
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…
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