Tag: Abroad

It has occurred to me that despite having written six blogs about Paris, I have not expressed any of the things I actually like about being here.  So despite the …

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This week, I was lucky enough to experience French culture at its finest. Unfortunately, the culture I was experiencing was France’s love of bureaucracy and unnecessary paperwork. Everyone who moves …

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I have been in Paris for six weeks now, and overall it has been a truly lovely experience. This city never ceases to surprise me, and about ninety percent of …

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I still remember the day I learned about homophones. I was in third grade and it was spelling test day. I was in the yellow spelling group, somewhere in the …

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In my limited experience, Americans’ opinions of France and the French tend to fall into two categories. Either France and French culture are regarded as golden beacons of civilization, to …

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I wasn’t overly concerned about the language barrier when I first arrived in Paris. I was fluent in French at the age of three (a fluency which I later deliberately …

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A week ago, I began a slow trek from the Midwestern suburb I call home to the Parisian dorm room I will call home for the next semester. Five planes, …

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“Most glorious night! Thou wert not sent for slumber!” -Lord Byron Now that I have been in London for almost three weeks I am starting to realize I may never …

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Greetings from London, Quad readers! On this weekly blog I’ll be detailing my adventures in London where I am completing a six-week CGS study abroad program.  I have already been …

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Washington D.C.’s underground rail service, known as the Metro or the WMATA, is much harder to figure out than Boston’s own familiar T. It also makes things more interesting. The …

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