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Student-launched Web site and magazine provides inside look at studying abroad
Brenna Carmody
Issue date: 11/15/05 Section: Metro
Learning to love fondue, discovering the best types of beer and making friends with locals are just some of the cultural information often overlooked when students are considering studying abroad.
Glimpse Abroad, a Web site and magazine founded by Nick Fitzhugh '02, offers firsthand accounts of studying abroad.
The idea for Glimpse came to Fitzhugh during the year he spent traveling through Europe before matriculating at Brown.
His experiences "opened my eyes (to the fact) that I didn't really know anything about these western European countries, and what I did know was through news and headlines," he said.
After high school, Fitzhugh wrote creative non-fiction about his experiences in Europe that was published in the Providence Journal. "It was very accessible and sardonic - it made people feel like they were right there next to me," he said. The experience inspired him to collect similar accounts from others.
While alums hold many of the Glimpse's senior leadership positions, the company has also taken on several Brown students as interns. "Brown students tend to be the best because they have a really great knowledge of writing and grammar," Fitzhugh said. Kerala Goodkin '02, editor-in-chief of Glimpse, said that there have also been interns from other state colleges.
Hilary Costa '06, an editorial intern since the summer, learned about the company through an e-mail from the English Department. She said she thinks submitted articles have a broad appeal for many students.
"Since the articles are all personal experience-based and not at all academic or overtly political, they reach a wider audience. … They balance creative non-fiction and information with an educational spin," Costa said.
Herald columnist Andrew Marantz '06.5 also interned at Glimpse this summer. "It's nice to put it in perspective and see where people are coming from," he said.
The idea evolved during Fitzhugh's time at Brown. He worked on an independent study with Professor Emeritus of Engineering Barrett Hazeltine and recruited about seven other students to work on developing plans for a potential business.
Glimpse Abroad, a Web site and magazine founded by Nick Fitzhugh '02, offers firsthand accounts of studying abroad.
The idea for Glimpse came to Fitzhugh during the year he spent traveling through Europe before matriculating at Brown.
His experiences "opened my eyes (to the fact) that I didn't really know anything about these western European countries, and what I did know was through news and headlines," he said.
After high school, Fitzhugh wrote creative non-fiction about his experiences in Europe that was published in the Providence Journal. "It was very accessible and sardonic - it made people feel like they were right there next to me," he said. The experience inspired him to collect similar accounts from others.
While alums hold many of the Glimpse's senior leadership positions, the company has also taken on several Brown students as interns. "Brown students tend to be the best because they have a really great knowledge of writing and grammar," Fitzhugh said. Kerala Goodkin '02, editor-in-chief of Glimpse, said that there have also been interns from other state colleges.
Hilary Costa '06, an editorial intern since the summer, learned about the company through an e-mail from the English Department. She said she thinks submitted articles have a broad appeal for many students.
"Since the articles are all personal experience-based and not at all academic or overtly political, they reach a wider audience. … They balance creative non-fiction and information with an educational spin," Costa said.
Herald columnist Andrew Marantz '06.5 also interned at Glimpse this summer. "It's nice to put it in perspective and see where people are coming from," he said.
The idea evolved during Fitzhugh's time at Brown. He worked on an independent study with Professor Emeritus of Engineering Barrett Hazeltine and recruited about seven other students to work on developing plans for a potential business.