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 […]
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France, oh how I will miss thee
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. […]
Grenoble, France
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 […]
J’adore Paris!
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 […]
Picnic
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 […]
Pain Perdu et Papa à Paris
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 […]
Less than a month
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 […]
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! […]
Un dia mas.
My last full day here in Costa Rica. I literally never saw it coming and am not prepared to head back. How did this happen? Naturally I have not even started to pack, estoy muy triste. I am pretty bummed that I have to go back. Don’t get me wrong, it will be awesome to […]
Avignon et Toulouse
Two weekends ago I took a day trip to Avignon, France which is almost on the southern coast. It was absolutely beautiful! It reminded me a lot of Italy because of architecture. My friend Christina and I just walked around and ended up finding a huge indoor market called Halle where we got to see […]