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Sunday 1-9-13 Orientation last night was as good as I could have expected, all new faces and people hesitant about the unknown.  I met some nice people and we tried the best we could to introduce ourselves and communicate in Spanish.  The staff is extremely friendly and welcoming.  I was nervous that I was going […]

Saturday 31-8-13 My phone says 2:28am, but the sun is bright and shining outside the plane windows.  I feel really tired, but I am sure it won’t take too long to adjust to the 6 hour time difference. It still feels unreal that I have set off on my 3 ½ month journey to Sevilla.  […]

After studying for a month in France, I am currently sitting in my Chilean host family’s beautiful house with no central heating in the winter. But winter to them is like the end of fall for us northern folk. My city is located right on the ocean where I can see tons of sea lions […]

  With one week left, I have so much to look back on. I have been taking classes at Stendhal University (Grenoble III) at C.U.E.F. I absolutely love everyone I have met in my classes. Everyone is from some different country whether it be Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Libya, South Korea, China, Netherlands, U.S, or Iran. […]

After a long and complicated trip, I have finally made it to Grenoble, France. It is so weird hearing French all the time instead of English. Grenoble is truly a cultural gem. The people are very forgiving if my French is a little off, in comparison to the Parisians who respond in English instead of […]

I finally was able to make it to Paris! I fell in love with the city the minute I got there! It’s just as great as everyone says (minus the really confusing metro system.) I met my friend from home who is studying in England there and my friend from Toulouse who we were staying […]

I have not written in a while – I apologize. Today I went to a picnic with an association where I have one of my internships. There were about twenty kids that went and they came with their families – moms, dads, sisters and brothers, grandparents – and we had a great time. It was […]

I cannot believe that I already have less than a month left. It’s incredibly bittersweet for me. As much as I miss my friends and especially my family at home, I’m just finally starting to feel adjusted and comfortable here. But I know I am so lucky to be doing the things I’m doing and […]

Bonjour tout le monde! It has been a while since my last entry so I will get you up to speed on my vie parisienne. This year was the first year I was unable to spend Easter with my family. While this was unfortunate, I was very blessed to spend it with friends in Paris! […]