There are some very obvious things that have changed for me since I have arrived in France, so I though I would spend a bit…
High School - France
My host family and I went to the house next door and had a galette de rois with the neighbors. From what I understand, the…
It Doesn’t Matter Where You Spend the Holidays
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January 24 by
The best part that made this particular Christmas of 2012 so memorable and joyous was experiencing the love from this family.
Finding a Silver Lining During a Bus Strike in France
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December 23 by
While in conversation she revealed that the first time she saw me, her first impression was that I was French. Hearing my accent, she had…
Cracking the French Code: Á La Classe
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November 21 by
I hope that everyone at their schools at home or elsewhere in the states realize how much of both a blessing and a challenge it…
The Land of Baguettes, Chèvre and Endless Amounts of Kisses
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October 26 by
As I immerse myself in the language and culture of this land of baguettes, fromage and endless amounts of kisses, I find myself feeling a…
Cracking the French Code: The First Few Weeks
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September 26 by
A lot of people have been asking me, whether it’s via text, Skype, email, or Facebook, (thank you for interest!),about how my time here studying…
It’s All in How You Deal with the Challenges in France
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October 7 by
The things that I was worried about most turned about to be trivial, but when you're in a foreign country as a high school exchange…
The Key to Studying Abroad is to Speak the Language
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October 5 by
Sometimes the language barrier can really make me angry while studying abroad in France, because I want to speak to everyone so badly, but sometimes…
Buying Bread and Speaking French
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September 22 by
This is the beginning of my fifth week studying abroad in France, and everything is going smoothly. Of course there were some problems, like getting…