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My first week in France is over and I am already exhausted but surprised that the week went by so fast. Every day I begin my days around 6:30 to shower and get ready to leave our residence by 7:30. We walk to the metro station which we ride for about twenty minutes. Then we…
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I knew the moment I attended UGA’s “First Look” program that I wanted to study abroad. At that time, I didn’t know where I wanted to go, nor what type of program I wanted to go through, but once I saw that French was a language option I could learn here, I knew that France…
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I wake up every morning to the most breathtaking mountaintop view I have ever seen! The green fields go on for miles. Classes start really early, so I am sitting in class at 8 am. After class, I and group of friends always head into town and eat at a local pizzeria or eat leftovers from the…
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The Cortona viticulture and enology study abroad was more than I could have imagined. We learned about how to make wine, grow grapes, and visited multiple vineyards. We had wine tastings every day where we would smell the aroma of the wines and describe the scents as well as examine their flavor compounds. This was…
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During my second free weekend in France a few of my friends and I had decided that we wanted to do a short day trip. We researched cities near Toulouse and we found many cities that interested us with amazing views and fun things to do. However, there was one place that stuck out to…
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I was scared, nervous, anxious, and any other possible synonyms you could think of. I had to travel across the globe by myself, and I only ever flew on a airplane ONCE in my life which was two years ago, so I barely remembered the process we had to go through within the airport. I…
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I am officially back at home. What an adventure I encountered while in Toulouse, France. I did not limit myself to just Toulouse either on the weekends, I visited Nice, France on the Mediterranian Sea along with London. I took NINE planes over the course of the 3 weeks. What I would give to do…
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My arrival in France was overwhelming. I had a slight case of culture shock. It seemed like everywhere I turned there was something new, but in reality, it was all the same. The hustle and bustle all begin quickly upon arrival. We attempted not to catch jetlag meaning we did everything in our power to…
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Before this trip I considered wine an interest; now I consider it a passion. Something about the unique science behind wine, the way it’s grown from fruit and transformed into alcohol, captivates me. I’m in love with the multi-culturality and history of wine-the way it brings people from all generations and all different countries together.…
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On this trip, we get the privilege to travel to all sorts of vineyards, which seems like a dream come true. It doesn’t even feel like school to me, but La Braccesca Estate in particular absolutely blew my mind. I felt like royalty from the second we arrived and were greeted with sparkling wine, all…