Your Questions Answered (FAQ)

What is your name?
Georgianne (Please, call me Georgie) Doherty

Where do you study?
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

What is your major?
German Education

Minor?
Spanish Education, Theatre

Where are you studying abroad?
Philipps-Universität (university ) Marburg, in the Bundesland(state) of Hessen in Germany.
(This is the part where you all nod your head knowingly, but I know you may need a little help. If so, please proceed to the next question.)

So, where is Marburg exactly? 
A map will explain it best.

What program are you doing this through?
IUSP (Internation Undergraduate Study Program) Marburg
Here's a link to their website: IUSP Marburg

How did you find out about this program?
My school has a Hessen-Wisconsin Exchange program and IUSP Marburg is the most popular program with in the Hessen-Wisconsin Exchange program. The other German students rave about the program and it is the program my German Professor, Matthew Lange, suggested - out of all the Universities in Hessen.

What will you be studying while you're there?
German Studies - When I get there, there will be two 6 week long courses. One is an intensive German language course at the level I test into. The other is an intensive German culture course. After those six weeks, I will be taking two other courses. I am planning on taking a Psychology course entitled "Intercultural Competence" and a German Literature course.

Why study German?
I love foreign languages! I started out with Spanish my freshman year of high school. I did so well and loved it so much that I decided to try the other languages at my school. My junior year, I started German and French and continued with Spanish. My German teacher was my favorite and the German language quickly became my favorite. I still love to learn other languages, though!

Have you been to Europe before?
Yes, I've traveled to Ireland with my family in 2006, the summer before my 8th grade year.

Can we look forward to a lot of photos?
Yes! I'm very into photography and will be taking lots of photos. I recently bought my first DSLR Camera - it is a (used, but in good condition) Canon EOS 40D with a 18-125mm lense. I'm very excited to put it to good use in Europe.
I will also be bringing my small digital camera for those days when I don't want to lug around a big DSLR. My digital camera is a Canon SD850 IS Digital Elph.

When are you leaving?
My flight leaves on February 24th, 2013 and I arrive on the morning of February 25th, 2013.

So do you take classes in Whitewater until you leave?
No, I will be in my hometown working and making as much money as I can before I leave.

When do you come back?
I will be traveling with my family after the semester ends on June 16th, 2013, so I will return in late June/early July.