“Summer” Posts

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  • Desert Hoya

    How To Not Waste Your Summer 101

    For me, summer is usually a heap of unrealized plans, spontaneous travels, and the irritatingly slow mind marches of daydreaming on my bed. The summer of 2025, however, to my surprise, was completely different.  In the spring semester of my first year, I knew I wanted to spend the summer doing what I love—writing. Good writing, nevertheless, flourishes when one is in a new setting, with differences capturing your every sense. So, I looked for summer writing courses in various countries, with the intention of challenging myself.

    A man in a white shirt sits smiling in front of Castel SantAngelo and a stone bridge in Rome, with a blue sky and some greenery in the background.
  • Desert Hoya

    What Have GUQ Students Been Up to This Summer?

    How was your summer? I still can’t believe that fall semester has begun and I am a junior! It’s been two years of writing and talking to you all and now I am entering the second chapter of being a student at Georgetown. Summer is every university student’s favorite time! It is an opportunity to reunite with family and friends, a space to research and intern, and most importantly travel.

    A collage of four photos: a woman in front of a temple, a group posing in a classroom, two people on a snowy mountain bridge, and a girl smiling outdoors at sunset.
  • Desert Hoya

    What Makes Home Special: My Summer in South Africa

    I’m now back! And ready to talk to you about the exciting adventures coming up during my summer break Leaving Doha for Pretoria after a thrilling and eventful first year in college was bitter-sweet. It made me realize that I had fallen in love with my new home – Qatar.

    A large statue with outstretched arms stands in a green park, facing a city skyline. People walk nearby, and a South African flag is in the foreground. The sky is blue with scattered clouds.