Here is my day as a study abroad student in Paris. First, I wake up in the morning and get ready for my day. I then walk down the street to my local bakery to get some breakfast. I always try to get new things every morning and my goal is to try everything in the bakery by the end of the semester. My favorite so far is the Viennoise…
Name: Savannah Petrelli Major: Political Science and International Studies with a concentration in Europe Year: Junior, class of 2023 Host Program: IES Paris BIA Why did I choose my program: I choose Paris because I wanted to improve my French speaking skills while being in a diverse city. IES offered a lot of classes for my major as well. Goals: Some of my goals were to practice my French and…
It may be Thanksgiving in the states; however, here in Paris, Christmas festivities are getting underway quickly. All around the city light spectacles are being hung between the famous Haussmann style facades, store windows and the famous interiors of the Galleries Lafayette and the Bonne Marche are decorated to the nines with garland and trees and Christmas markets are starting to pop up. Something I had not thought about too…
Hi, my name is Ellen Snyder and I’m a junior at the College of Charleston with a double major in International Studies with a European concentration and French and Francophone Studies. For the 2019 fall semester, I am studying abroad in Paris, France through the IES French Studies program. I chose this program because I loved the idea of being in a major city and because it would allow me…
I had really low expectations when preparing for my short weekend in Paris, Frace. Having already been to so many popular tourists destinations such as Rome, Venice, and even my host city, Florence, I was once again ready to be bombarded my large crowds, vendors hassling me to buy “skip the line” tickets into a museum or cheap souvenirs, and difficulty finding seats in restaurants. I had also been told…
