Last week marked the beginning of my three hundred hour internship – Whew! I can say that starting this week, I am definitely feeling the fatigue of the language barrier getting to me, as I spend the majority of my days at either one of my two internships. One of them is working in hydrotherapy […]
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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 […]
Un mes mas…..
Tengo un mes mas?! How did this happen. Just finished a second month of intensive spanish classes! This last month I will just have my elective classes so that means a lot more free time and longer weekends! Is weekend was my first “lay low” weekend since I’ve been here! Ayer mis amigos y yo […]
Tiempo vuela..
Is really true that time flies waaaaay too fast. It has been a while since I have blogged..so busy! Lets see, since the last time I have been to Jaco beach for a nice relaxing weekend! Yo fui a visitar Los primos de me padre en Estrellios. Esta cerca de playa Jaco..es muy Bonita y […]
One month and already on vacation!
I cannot believe that it has officially been one month since I arrived in Lyon. That means I only have about two and a half months left in France which is unreal. Last night one of my friends from my program came over to have dinner with me and my host family. We were trying […]
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 […]
La Huelga
Uf! The huelga (strike) of the trash collectors in Sevilla just ended a few days ago. This was a major event that was a major event that was occurring here since I arrived a couple weeks ago, and the smell from the trash was getting to be difficult. However, the strike is now over and […]
Deux semaines!
Tomorrow will be exactly two weeks since I have left for France. It’s crazy how fast it is going by but I also feel like I’ve been here for months. I’m in love with this city and am starting to assimilate more and more each day. My French is steadily improving, especially my oral French […]
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 […]