Take the Time
Posted October 23, 2017
One thing that has been interesting about being abroad is seeing how it is really up to you to define your priorities — want...Category: Culture
Trip to Arles
Posted October 23, 2017
As part of the Art, Literature, and Contemporary European Thought program, we got to visit the south of France. I have to admit, I...
Nature and the forest
Posted October 23, 2017
At the school I get to call my own for the next few months, there is a forest in its back yard. A real...
Arriving à Paris!!
Posted October 20, 2017
I never saw myself as someone who would get culture shock, even though I had only left the country once in my life –...
Brussels
Posted October 20, 2017
Paris is nice, but Brussels…what a city. On a trip that is part of the EU Studies program, we skipped French class and took...
Home (Bitter)Sweet Home
Posted October 13, 2017
Returning to Chicago after eight, life-changing weeks has been very awkward. It is not awkward in the sense that I no longer feel comfortable...
One Month In
Posted October 9, 2017
Bonsoir! It’s Sunday evening here in Paris, and I’m finally taking some time to sit down and stream-of-consciousness out some little sentences that will...
Meditations on a Concentration Camp
Posted October 5, 2017
The European Union Studies program took a trip to Strasbourg to see the Council of Europe and the EU parliament at Strasbourg. Before visiting...
Food is more than just sustenance
Posted October 4, 2017
Some of you might know it as hot pot, but in Singapore it’s more than just that. “Steamboat” is what they call hot pot;...
Reflections on a Summer Abroad
Posted October 1, 2017
[I’d first like to apologize for the sporadic nature of my blog posts and updates, but I think the “organic” timeline that they show...