Reflecting on Independence and European Fashion
Posted January 20, 2017
More than a month after my return home, my experience in Paris seems kind of like a dream. My life there, away from family...Category: Northwestern Programs
A Quarter Older
Posted January 13, 2017
After moving into my first apartment, I looked outside my window and stared down at the Northwestern University sign at the intersection of Clark...
Among the tombstones at Père Lachaise
Posted December 20, 2016
I rose from bed on my final day in Paris without much of a plan. My only friend left in the city at this...
Yum Paris
Posted December 12, 2016
Greetings from Heathrow International airport! I left my host family about four hours ago and am currently sitting in Heathrow airport in London, in...
What to Expect From Study Abroad
Posted December 12, 2016
Looking back over these last three and a half months, it’s hard to sum up exactly what this experience has meant to me. It...
“You are not just my study-abroad friends”
Posted December 7, 2016
Up until 6th grade, my family moved a lot. Ottawa to different parts of Toronto to Chicago. Every time, my mom always said, “home...
Hemingway’s Paris
Posted December 1, 2016
My host brother is singing dangerously loud in his room across the hall from me. I’ve picked up a new read for the daily Metro...
Paris, What Can’t You Do?
Posted November 16, 2016
Hello from Charles De Gaulle International Airport! It seems like ages since I last introduced myself to you all. I will blame this...
Bury Me at L’Assignat
Posted November 11, 2016
The other day, James and I were ambling around in our neighborhood, St. Germain des Prés. We were almost home, around the corner from...
Was EU studies the right program?
Posted November 11, 2016
Probably no one would discourage you from going abroad, and odds are that if the credits line up and the location sounds appealing, you’ll...