Archive | Study Abroad Students

  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! […]

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 […]

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 […]

This past week was the holiday of Semana Santa in Sevilla, which is a huge celebration leading up to Easter. During this time, many students and/or Sevillanos either watch the celebration or travel. Many people, including myself, chose to travel instead of staying because the city becomes very, very crowded. People from all over come […]