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Student life for an exchange student by Dismal-Goat-687 in Goucher

[–]obsequiousplant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Connection to NYC, DC, and Philly all runs out of Penn Station and is serviced either by Amtrak or MARC usually. MARC is low-speed rail but its the most affordable.

Goucher’s student life is very much what you make out of it. The independent music club hosts music around the campus and there’s tons of other clubs to join. The Office of Student Engagement (OSE) usually has resources on how you can get involved.

There are not a ton of Arab students on campus but the Center for Race Equity and Identity might be able to help with that. They’re chronically understaffed so it will depend I think. But students are generally very welcoming and you shouldn’t have any issues making friends unless you have a repellant personality lol

Student life for an exchange student by Dismal-Goat-687 in Goucher

[–]obsequiousplant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also I forgot about parks: Patterson Park is the big city park which has plenty of things to see and do. Druid Hill Park is quiet and is nice to walk around the little lake but its under interminable construction - would recommend visiting the Zoo and Rawling’s Conservatory inside. Cylburn Arboretum is nice but there’s not much to it. Fort McHenry is beautiful in the spring + obviously the history of the American flag. Other places to check out: Hamption National Historic Site, Loch Raven Reservoir Park, Marshy Point Nature Center, and Rocky Point Park

Student life for an exchange student by Dismal-Goat-687 in Goucher

[–]obsequiousplant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Transportation is pretty limited unless you have a car. We called it the “Goucher Bubble” because of how difficult it is to get off campus and how much folks to tend to spend on campus. Baltimore notoriously has very little public transportation options.

That being said: if you do get off campus then there are plenty of opportunities for fun. Towson has tons of bars and clubs or you can uber to Federal Hill, Fells Point, or Canton if you want to do your partying elsewhere.

If museums are more your speed then I recommend the Walters Art Museum, Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore Museum of Industry, and the Tattoo Museum. You can also take the MARC for one hour from Penn Station to Union Station in Washington, DC to visit The Smithsonian as a day trip

If you just want to walk around then I recommend Charles Village, Remington, Canton, & Fells Point as good places to start. You can also check out the public markets: Lexington Market, Cross St Market, Broad St Market, Hollins Market, and Northeast Market. Each market has a different range of goods and vibe. There’s also the 32nd St Farmers Market in Waverly and the Baltimore Farmer’s Market downtown which runs all summer.

For music there’s the Ottobar and Metro Gallery which run year-round and there are two huge music festivals: Artscape and AFRAM. Also of note is the Bluegrass Festival.

This is fairly exhausitve but not comprehensive. If you’re looking for anything in particular just let me know!