France
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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,’…
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This is Nicholas again. This is my final blog. We returned from Toulouse on Sat June 1. It was awesome. We made friends with many of the students at the university and we also became great friends within our group. We learned alot about this area and saw medieval cities, wineries, and a variety of farms. I thoroughly enjoyed this…
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My name is Nicholas Crowell. We left for france on may 29. I was so excited I had never been to europe before. The only foreign country I had been to was Canada. I was planning on doing my pre trip blog when I arrived, however during our duration in france the blog site was…
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This is Nicholas Crowell again. I wrote the wrong date for when we departed for France it was actually May 10. We had our first day of class on may 13. We had a tour of Toulouse during the weekend of our arrival. We saw a variety of things such as cathedrals, medieval houses, paintings,…
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A Healthier Life Style Wow, what an awesome trip to Toulouse France! The most significant observation was to realize how healthy and fit the people are in France. It was a surprise to see the small percentage of people with a weight problem. The eating and exercise habits of the French people are contributors to…
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This is a lot more stressful than I had anticipated. I didn’t realize that I would have to do so much preparation. There is this huge list of things that I have to get in order before I leave and I don’t know if it willl all get done in time. I have to study for finals,…
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I have never been more than a few hundred miles from home. Toulouse is about 4500 miles from home, so I’m probably in for a big culture shock. Right now, I’m a little anxious about the trip because I’ve been on a plane 4 times in my life, never over an hour and a half.…
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Hi my name is Elisabeth L. and I am ecstatic to be leaving for Toulouse, France today! I will be in France for 3 weeks on the French and European Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Study Abroad Program. I have been to Holland, Belgium, and Germany before but this will be my first trip to France.…