Studying abroad in a new country is an interesting experience. You get to be a resident in a foreign country for a few months. You live among the locals, like a local. As soon as I arrived and started orientation with my program they told us we are not tourists. That we need to be sure to avoid...
One of the joys of being a study abroad student is the ability to travel. We can country hop over the weekend and be back at school by Monday. Who wouldn't want to take advantage of that opportunity? I haven't left France as much as some of the others in my program, but the handful of times that...
I don't know how I got it in my head that I wouldn't experience much culture shock coming here. I suppose that idea stemmed from thinking that Paris is a very westernized area for Europe. It's not a giant change of scenery in the way it would have been if I went to live in a place like...
Since August 31st at about 8:10 am Parisian time, I have been a resident of the city Paris, France. Like wow. How sick is that? I don't think I will ever truly believe that this is real life and it's really happening. I'm actually back at home taking a three month and two-week long nap and I'm just...
