An American in Paris: My Favorite Things
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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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 …
Read MoreThis 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 …
Read MoreI 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 …
Read MoreI 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 …
Read MoreIn 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 …
Read MoreI 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 …
Read MoreA 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, …
Read More“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 …
Read MoreGreetings 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 …
Read MoreWashington 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 …
Read More“Good evening, nerds!” Judd Apatow’s 7 year-old daughter Iris greeted me and the rest of the packed Saban Theater in Los Angeles for the reunion of the cult, short-lived shows …
Read MoreFrom chocolate bacon ice cream to Confederate generals, the story of eleven volunteers’ experience in Decatur, Georgia.
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