#Fun | Black Girls Abroad

Turning 21! (7,000 Miles Away in a Foreign Country with No Alcohol)

When I left for Qatar, there were a lot of things on my mind, including the fact my 21st birthday was just two weeks away. Yep, I would be t

Being a Graduating Senior Exchange Student During the 20th Anniversary at VCUQ

What was VCUQ like compared to VCU? How was the 20th anniversary? How was graduation? What was it like as an exchange student? Boy, there wa

Explain Education City

I studied for a semester at VCU’s Qatar campus. Contrary to the surprisingly popular mental image, though, VCUQ is not an awkward shack in t

13-Hour Flight & Unusual First Night

My 13-hour flight on Qatar Airways, my arrival in Doha, the story of my first ever Uber, my experience at a late-night wedding reception, an

Let's Talk About Art

My Moroccan adventure was technically an “arts field study” hosted by the design departments of VCUarts. As you can imagine, the goal of the

Extreme Arts & Crafts

As someone with 6 years art history classes stuffed into my brain, when I imagined travelling to experience art I always saw myself in Italy

Shopping in Morocco

I find shopping at home to be incredibly mundane unless it’s at a thrift store or grocery store where I can peacefully stumble upon $2 sundr

We GOTTA Talk About the Food

The excitement I felt eating Moroccan food for the first time blew my American mind. Sure, I come from a family of foodies, but there's