Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a country other than one's own. This can include primary, secondary and post-secondary students. The number of students studying abroad represents only about 1% of all students enrolled at institutions of higher education in the United States. While the majority of foreign students who study in the United States are pursuing a full degree, most outgoing U.S. students study abroad for one or two academic terms.
The hurricane hit the southeast United States, but caused the most damage to New Orleans, since the city is below sea level. Hurricane Katrina made three landfalls in the US.The first was in southeast Florida as a Category One.The second was near the mouth of the Mississippi River (Category 3 or 4), and the last around Waveland, Mississippi as a Strong Category 3.urricane Katrina first formed as a tropical depression on August 23, 2005 and struck Florida on August 25. Katrina's famous landfall near New Orleans was on August 29. Katrin â¦ a was absorbed by another system on August 30. 3 people found this useful.
Katrina formed over the Bahamas on 23 August 2005 as a tropical depression, growing into a category one hurricane by the time it reached Florida but weakening to a tropical storm once again. On 26 August, as Katrina moved over the Gulf of Mexico, its winds increased to 120kmh and it was upgraded back to a category one.