International Resources

International Students

Get Involved!

We are pleased you have decided to join the Colleges of the Fenway community.  There are many exciting involvement opportunities for you as an international student like COF Intramural Sports or Performing Arts programs!  Be sure to keep in touch with your international student advisor at your home campus for a variety of information. See contacts.

Resources

International Newspapers

A sampling of newspapers from around the world. Keep in mind that not all countries guarantee freedom of the press as a fundamental right.

Boston Cultural Resources

Cultural Centers

Mapparium 200 Mass Ave., Boston marybakereddylibrary.org T: Green Line to Hynes Built in 1935, this giant, walk-in globe made of stained-glass stands three stories high. Visitors can witness the world from a whole new perspective inside. Goethe-Institute 170 Beacon St., Boston goethe.de/ins/us/bos T: Green Line to Copley The Goethe Institute offers German classes and free cultural events, and aims to promote “transatlantic dialogue” through film and conversation. Boston French Library and Cultural Center 53 Marlborough St., Boston, MA frenchculturalcenter.org T: Green Line to Arlington The French Library is home to the country’s second largest private collection of French books and periodicals, and also loans out French films. The cultural center offers French classes, film screenings and lectures. The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge drclas.harvard.edu T: Red Line to Harvard Harvard’s Center for Latin American Studies offers many free events geared for students. Visit their events page for more information. Dante Alighieri Society 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge dantemass.org T: Buses 85 or CT2, or red line to Alewife The Society promotes the education and awareness of Italian language and culture. They offer free Italian classes and cultural events! SHOWA Boston T: Bus 51 showaboston.org SHOWA Boston was established by Showa Women’s University in Tokyo, Japan. It provides a cross-cultural exchange and educational center for Japanese. They also offer courses in Japanese language for American students, and host cultural events! If you would like to become a mentor for study abroad students from Japan and learn about Japanese culture, you can apply for the College Connection Program, which brings together students from Showa Boston and the Colleges of the Fenway. The deadline to apply for this academic year is the end of September. You can apply online here. Armenian Library and Museum of America 65 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472 617-926-2562 almainc.org

Boston-area Neighborhoods with an International Flair

Union and Sullivan Squares, Somerville T: Orange Line to Sullivan or Buses 85, 86, 87, 91, or CT2 to Sullivan or Union Square Home to a large Brazilian community and many Portuguese-language shops and markets North End, Boston T: Green or Orange Lines to Haymarket Boston’s Little Italy! Chinatown, Boston T: Green Line to Boylston or Orange Line to Chinatown Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Cambodian restaurants Porter Exchange, Somerville T: Red Line to Porter Square A shopping center with many Japanese products and other goods from Asia Jamaica Plain T: Orange Line to Jackson Square World neighborhood with a great selection of restaurants and shops Plan your trip with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
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