Guest Author: isvera
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Leaving Toulouse is bittersweet. I have enjoyed my time here. The trips to quaint villages near Toulouse, meeting and interacting hardworking farmers, learning about the way french agriculture is in France, as well as eating lots of amazing food make me sad to say au revouir (goodbye). France has been beautiful, and I have been…
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Life as a ENSAT student has been incredible. Most mornings involve waking up early to take the metro to the school for a French lesson. This is followed by a coffee break at the Maison des Etudiants (basically a student lounge area with an amazing and cheap coffee bar). We have our first lecture…
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As I am sitting in the airport gate, waiting for my flight to arrive, I finally feel like I can breathe and relax! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. Between finals, finding a new place to live, and planning this trip to Toulouse, I feel like I’ve been going nuts! Last night was filled…
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I cannot believe that I only spent nine days in Costa Rica. I felt like I was there for such a long time. I have gained so much knowledge about coffee. Costa Rica, land of coffee you will be missed!
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Someone once told me being in Costa Rica is like stepping into a Jurassic Park scene. I completely agree! Costa Rica is lush, green and beautiful. If it wasn’t for the 7 am wake up alarms and the back to back activities, you could almost consider this trip a vacation. It is that beautiful and…
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At the beginning of the semester I was so excited about Costa Rica, I spoke to anyone I knew who went because I had a ton of questions! I wanted to know if needed to take rain boots (the answer is no, to those who want to know), what was the weather like (varied, take…