In October 2013, Julie Kern, GWSB BBA ’10, left for a two-month trip to Thailand. She returned home almost eight months later. “I had always wanted to travel and just go on a huge adventure,” the former marketing major says. “I know, it sounds crazy, but I’m so happy I did.” Influenced by her travel […]
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Field Notes from Rwanda: One Alum’s Journey
For Luis Blandon, CCAS BA ’85, ESIA MA ’92, storytelling is more than a passion—it’s a calling. Blandon, a freelance content developer with expertise in writing and visual storytelling, has worked on a variety of projects, television shows to documentaries. “I love talking about what’s really happening—not numbers and facts, but the nuances of places […]
Trains, Spacecraft and GW: One Engineer’s Journey
A “rocket scientist” who plays with trains may be one way to refer to alumnus Reg Mitchell, SEAS BS ’65 and MS ’67, but that description alone can’t tell the whole story. On New Year’s Eve in 1945, at the tender age of three and a half years old, Mitchell was awestruck by seeing a […]
Alumna’s Travel Business Offers Unique Costa Rica Experiences
Recently, we profiled Ann Becker, ESIA MA ’76, and how she transformed her love of Costa Rica and its culture into a customized travel business. In case you missed the article in GW Magazine, “Travel with Ann” has been offering various group trips to Costa Rica since 2006. Since leading her first trip, Ann has […]
Alumna Turns Passion into Travel Business
Have you gotten your copy of the latest GW Magazine yet? Don’t miss the feature on Ann Becker, ESIA MA ’76, who turned her passion for travel into a thriving business. Ann offers several annual trips to Costa Rica throughout the year, including one for women travelers and another for those who want to learn […]