France
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So before I came on this trip, my main goals were to live out my European Dream by riding though Toulouse on a bike and by taking a train ride to some other city on my own. This past weekend I got to do just that and it was completely satisfying! On Saturday I finally got…
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I can’t believe it’s already here! I don’t know what to expect besides lots of pastries and even more things to see and learn. I’m excited to get to know everyone and come home with some new friends and lots of stories too 🙂
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Well the day has finally come. I am headed to Toulouse, France to complete a three week study abroad program. Right now I am pretty torn. I am very excited about the trip, but I am also very sad about leaving my family when I feel like I just got home for summer. I’m not…
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Because of finals, I haven’t had a chance to get excited about this trip until today. I can’t wait to be in France! I studied French in high school and fell in love with the language and culture, so I am so eager to finally experience it firsthand. My parents live in North Carolina, so…
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It’s 1 am and I have 17 hours until I leave for France! Well… 17 hours until I leave to London because that is where my first stop is, but that’s besides the point. I have 17 hours until I have officially begin my journey into a foreign country, and I am a combination of…
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Bonjour! I am currently sitting at my laptop browsing through websites in a frantic attempt to learn French, trying to think of anything I may have forgotten to pack and intently watching An American in Paris (one of my favorite movies) for the 10th time today trying to observe everything I can about French culture-…
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I was in Beauvais, France for three months from February until May. I knew it would be cold when I arrived there, but I didn’t know just how cold! I wore my long winter jacket until the week before I left. Along with all the other challenges– language and culture included, the weather was quite…
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Now that I have returned home from 3 weeks in France, Spain, and Italy, I am honestly able to say that this trip has been one of the best decisions I have made! The group of people I was with were absolutely the best, we all got along and became friends and were able to…
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Despite the fact that this is not my first trip to Europe, France took awhile to get used to! Between the jet lag and the language barrier the first few days really pushed me outside of my comfort zone, especially when it came to the dreaded task of ordering food at a restaurant. While it…
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I decided to spend my spring semester in Beauvais, France during the fall semester. I never really stopped to think about what it would be like to be gone for three months while everyone at home carried on with their lives. The people you talk to before always say “Studying abroad will change your life,’…