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-10 posts tagged "Europe"
Kathryn Muchnick | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
In August, 10 students embarked on a long journey taking them from the Eastern Europe to the middle of Indiana. Olha Droniak, a junior from Ivano-Frankivsk, a town about two hours away from Lviv, recalled being very excited about arriving at Notre Dame, but very exhausted by the travel. “Because of the war, we don’t
Isa Sheikh | Friday, October 7, 2022
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who served as president of Croatia from 2015 to 2020, visited Notre Dame this week to speak to the Nanovic Forum on Tuesday evening. Grabar-Kitarovic, the youngest president of Croatia as well as the first woman to be elected to the office, was a career diplomat prior to her election and gave an
Genevieve Coleman | Monday, January 24, 2022
Last semester, several Saint Mary’s students were among the first to study abroad after the College canceled all programs in the 2020-2021 academic year. The Observer chronicled their experiences studying throughout Europe and learning how to adapt to international living during a pandemic. Sydney Ellis — Maynooth University, Ireland Ellis, a junior global studies major,
Anna Mason | Friday, March 29, 2019
There has always been a huge hype about traveling around Europe. Many people dream of going abroad and the ease of travel. People also describe how cheap it is to get from country to country. I think going abroad is a wonderful opportunity people should try to experience at least once in their lives. However,
Alexandra Muck | Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Professors from the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Nanovic Institute for European Studies explored the current political landscape and the rise of right-wing populism in Europe through the lens of four countries: France, the Netherlands, Italy and Germany. Olivier Morel, assistant professor of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT) and Romance Languages and Literatures, began
Stephanie Snyder | Tuesday, January 19, 2016
I just spent what I consider to be possibly the best three months of my life in Rome. I was so blessed to travel with 17 other fantastic ladies through Saint Mary’s and do what used to be, for me, the unthinkable — studying abroad. Now I could ramble on and on about how incredible studying
Jameson Ondrof | Thursday, April 10, 2014
This past weekend found myself and four other colleagues from the London program in Munich, Germany, for what was actually my first trip since spring break. Munich is located in the region of Germany known as Bavaria, which is famous for its lederhosen (think goofy shorts and suspenders), hospitality and above all, beer. A guidebook
Jameson Ondrof | Thursday, April 10, 2014
This past weekend found myself and four other colleagues from the London program in Munich, Germany, for what was actually my first trip since spring break. Munich is located in the region of Germany known as Bavaria, which is famous for its lederhosen (think goofy shorts and suspenders), hospitality and above all, beer. A guidebook
Jameson Ondrof | Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Since my last installment of this column, the London program kids have finally been able to travel around Europe. For the first three weekends of the semester, we had a Friday class named “Inside: London,” which introduced us to the city and its multifaceted nature as a cultural, political and economic hub. By the end
Emily McConville | Friday, January 17, 2014
After taking a class on French philosophy, sophomore Sheridan Rosner pursued her interest in the work of Albert Camus, an Algerian-French existentialist fiction writer, through a Nanovic Institute grant that sent her to see materials on Camus in Aix-en-Provence, France. Rosner said she received a winter break research grant from the Nanovic Institute for European