I hate to scare you, but if you’re studying abroad you need to be prepared for the worst and hope for the best!! Your trip will go so smoothly if you do your research and prepare way ahead of time. There are so many little details to think about when traveling abroad, especially when it’s for extended periods of time. You need to remember things like the difference in outlets…
As my study abroad in France and Switzerland comes to an end, I have had time to reflect on my experiences. I have learned so much in the short time frame of just three and a half weeks. My study abroad experiences consisted of lots of sightseeing and educational tours about the history of Paris and topics concerning public health. We toured the Louvre Museum, the Palace of Versailles, and…
While studying abroad in Paris, our study abroad group realized we would be in the city the weekend of the Champions League final. To explain the magnitude of this soccer match, approximately 400 million people tune into the Champions League final, making it almost twice as big as the Super Bowl. I was ecstatic to be in the same city as the Champions League final. The match would be between…
I really enjoyed my study abroad, despite the crowded trains and lack of AC. One of my favorite days was when we went to Montmartre. Montmartre is a region of Paris that’s on a hill, overlooking the city. Montmartre actually was its own city until 1860, so it’s unique and very quaint. At the very top of the hill was a church called Sacre Couer (which means sacred heart) We…
Bonjour, je m’appelle Jillian! I am a junior at the College of Charleston. I am majoring in Public Health with double minors in Biology and Chemistry. I am studying abroad in Paris, France, and Geneva, Switzerland with the College of Charleston. This study abroad experience offers a Global Health special topics course and an honors special topics course. As an honors college student and Public Health major, this study abroad…
Hi, my name is Madeline Davis and I just finished my sophomore year at the college. I am an astrophysics and physics double major and a math and political science double minor. I am participating in the CofC in France and Switzerland: Global Health and Honors program. This is a faculty-led may-mester program and I’ll be taking Dr. Bossack’s honors class called “Future of Humanity in a Technological Tomorrow”. You…
“I imagine this is how God expected the world to be” my long-time travel buddy/roommate/best friend smiled as we shared some REAL hot cocoa before our bus ride back to Florence. Bundled in furs on the outside bench of our new favorite cafe in Interlaken, Switzerland, life did not feel short from perfect. The air seemed to detox our lungs from Florence’s gasoline-exhausted streets, and the water from the public…
For the past 20 years of my life I have lived in a world far from the pure and peaceful creation I had been taught was Earth’s original creation. Far from the “homeland” (if you will) I had imagined for my ancestral family. Small trees landscaped into concrete walkways and rain puddles tinged in antifreeze and oil. Pleasant days arrive and fade by the hour, but are hardly outnumbered the…
