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Scotland
Life without Scotland would be life without telephones, television and Harry Potter. We wouldn't know of penicillin, golf or the Kelvin scale without the small (but mighty) northern half of Great Britain. The life we lead would be noticeably different, and substantially less developed, without the contributions of the Scots.
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Couch to couch
Traveling Europe
Every spring break, thousands of young people migrate from their colleges to Florida or Mexico in the name of non-stop partying. But Ashley Nash-Hahn '08, who studied in Copenhagen last year, spent her two-week long break on the couches of people she met on the Internet, armed with nothing but her backpack and a couple of euros. "All of my friends decided to go to Prague together and stay in hostels," said Nash-Hahn. "But I think that in the end, I had the opportunity to really make friends with people in Europe."…
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On the road with alumnae
The thought of travel provokes a very peculiar feeling of both excitement and doubt. It perhaps comes with the strange concept of traveling to the unknown and encountering the already studied. And perhaps it leads to the exact opposite-traveling to the already studied and encountering the unknown.…
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How diverse can diversity be?
Mount Holyoke prides itself on its diversity. You can't pick up a promotional packet without reading the glowing statistics of the students' different nationalities. But what is the true face of diversity? "To a lot of people, I'm not diverse, because I'm still a white person even though I've lived in England and China," says Third Culture Kid Brigid Hurn Maloney '11.…
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Take off for Hong Kong
Airplane Encounters
For me, a flight starts the second I step into an airport. I stand in a corner, waiting to go aboard, and watch people pass by. Airline stewards smile at me dressed in their neat uniforms with carefully chosen fragrances. Pilots with the brims of their hats shadowing their faces quickly walk by, leaving a handsome view of their backs. Frowning businessmen type on their HP laptops and talk loudly on their latest brand name phones. Young couples look over their shoulders to check on their dawdling children in the maze of shops.…
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Destination... Known
The MHN conducted a survey to find out which countries are the most desired summer destinations for Mt. Holyoke students.…
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