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Last Week in Paris

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....
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Last Days in Paris

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...
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Paris Paris Paris

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)....
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The old and the new

One of the most striking things about spending any amount of time in Europe is how “old” things are. In the United States, it...
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Liberté, Inégalité, Fraternité

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...
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Toast, eggs, coffee

I will not be shy about admitting that I have found the love of my life here in Singapore. He has arrived to me...
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Traveling Around Europe

One of the beautiful aspects of studying abroad in Paris is that you can easily travel around Europe and even Northern Africa if you...
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Becoming francophone

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...
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Inside the Catacombs

Most of my friends said that I needed to visit the Catacombs during my study abroad. They considered it one of the most important...
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Affirmative Action, dit “Discrimination Positive”

  “What do you consider yourself?” “Probably a liberal.” “Oh well, you know we say that the American left is about the same as...
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