My dad flew into Paris with his girlfriend to visit me the day after Easter. I had promised to meet them at the airport bright and early but it figures that would be the one day in my life I slept through my alarm. They were able to navigate their way from the airport to […]
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Pâques à Paris
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! […]
Occupée mais pas fatiguée
It has been a little while since my last post but that only means I have been busy enjoying and exploring France! Since I last blogged I have seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, visited the Sacre Coeur and Montmartre, seen works by Monet, Manet, and Rodin at the Musée d’Orsay, tasted French hot […]
Guillotines, Farm Animals, and Dining Cheap in Paris, France
As of today, I have officially been living in Paris for three weeks. I already know how much I am going to miss this city when I leave. Sometimes I will be walking around and pass by all the amazing monuments and remind myself that I may never have this opportunity again. Every day I […]
Laundry, Versailles, Wine, and Cheese
My second week in Paris is coming to a close and so far, so good. My cours pratique (language class) met every day this past week and on Friday I had my first phonetics class, where we practice our oral French. Both phonetics and my cours pratique will meet each day this week and my […]
L’Excursion en Belgique and Other First Week Updates
Today I went on a group excursion to Belgium with CEA. We visited a small town on the northern coast called Bruges. The town is ancient and has a lot of historical relevance, for example it is nearly 2000 years old and was an important European trade center in the Middle Ages. Belgium, as we […]
Je suis arrivée!
Today I arrived in Paris, France for my three and a half month long semester abroad. It is hard to believe I am upwards of 3,000 miles from home and residing in a historically famous, culturally rich, world renowned city. I am so incredibly fortunate. My journey here was smooth, I took an evening flight […]