Letter from the Editor
By Priya Krishna, The Dartmouth Senior Staff
Published on Friday, January 27, 2012
I am the 30 percent. You know, the shockingly high percentage of students at Dartmouth who choose to study abroad twice during their college careers. I guess I have my parents to thank for my penchant for international travel — the first flight I ever went on was a nine-hour haul to Spain at the prime age of two months, and since then I have certainly racked up my fair share of frequent flyer miles. At Dartmouth, I have really come to appreciate the many ways in which our student experience is internationalized. From the food on Main Street to our unique language program to the robust presence of international students, whether we like it or not, our experience here truly is a global one. This issue will examine how internationalism manifests itself both at Dartmouth itself and among its students, both past and present. We will even offer up a few nuggets of advice on how to avoid cultural faux pas when traveling abroad. For example, did you know that if you want to give a gift to someone in China, you cannot give a clock, a stork, a crane, a handkerchief or anything white, blue or black because the Chinese associate all of these things with death? Well, now you know. You’re welcome in advance.