Hello Johns Hopkins! I have arrived at my new place of study for the coming year and I couldn’t be more excited. This is my second blog post on my exchange from EPFL to Johns Hopkins University for the final year of my Bachelor’s degree. In case you missed the first one, you can find it here.
The trip here was pretty straightforward: I flew out from Zurich to Washington D.C. where I stayed one night, then took the Amtrak to Baltimore. I was lucky to be accompanied by my Dad for the whole journey – he’ll be staying with me for the first week.
I was very excited to discover the campus I’d be studying
in for the next year, as well as where I’d be staying. It
turns out I am sharing a flat with Ghassan
and Isalis, two of my friends from EPFL, as well as Carla
from Sciences Politiques
Paris. JHU manages the accommodation for their exchange
students so it’s by chance that the four of us will be
roommates. I think it worked out quite nicely
^_^
The Homewood campus is wonderfully green. The red brick buildings, interspersed by verdant lawns and benevolent trees make for a quite whimsical place. The air conditioning everywhere is a little harsh, but I’m sure I’ll get used to it. I look forward to exploring it more thoroughly.
In a few days, the exchange student orientation will begin. Until then, I count on exploring Baltimore and preparing for the upcoming semester. See you then!