Louvre
Posted December 15, 2017
I didn’t go to the Louvre until the last two days before leaving Paris. Because I delayed the visit, there was much I did...Category: France
Homestay in Paris
Posted December 13, 2017
Before arriving in Paris, I was unsure of my decision to live in a homestay. Now that the program is nearly over I cannot...
Beginning of the End
Posted December 12, 2017
T minus 5 days until I leave Paris. I reflect back to my first memories of this semester and it seems like years ago....
Last Week in Paris
Posted December 12, 2017
As I sit in my homestay during my last week in Paris, I can’t help but wonder how it all went by so fast....
Last Days in Paris
Posted December 3, 2017
Backdated 12/3/17 As we are wrapping up our program, the atmosphere in our classes is beginning to frighteningly resemble classes in Evanston. Admittedly, the...
Paris Paris Paris
Posted December 2, 2017
So, I live in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, on my own in a small former maid’s room (dit chambre de bonne en français)....
The old and the new
Posted December 1, 2017
One of the most striking things about spending any amount of time in Europe is how “old” things are. In the United States, it...
Liberté, Inégalité, Fraternité
Posted December 1, 2017
Hi. I’m in France. Did you know France has a different society than the United States? Wow. Surprising, right? Sarcasm aside, I’ve recently been...
Traveling Around Europe
Posted November 29, 2017
One of the beautiful aspects of studying abroad in Paris is that you can easily travel around Europe and even Northern Africa if you...
Becoming francophone
Posted November 29, 2017
I have a lot of respect for those who go to countries where they don’t speak the language at all. I took French all...