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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ABROAD

By on August 30, 2017

Bonjour, The first day of school may be one of your scariest moments abroad. You will finally go to school and see all of your teachers and meet some of your future best friends. This may be a little more overwhelming for some people that may not know the language as well, but trust me […]

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TWO MONTHS IN AND IT IS SURREAL

By on October 28, 2016

Bonjour, I have now been in France for a total of two months! Already! It is absolutely how crazy the time flies. I would have to say that was the fastest two months of my life. In the last month my french has defiantly improved more than I could have every thought. In class it […]

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ONE AND A HALF MONTHS ALREADY!

By on October 11, 2016

Bonjour! This time here has been going by so fast. I feel as if just yesterday i was boarding the plane for this amazing life. I haven’t really been updating my blog because between school, homework, translating, and well living the french life I have been incredibly busy. I have been making videos to show […]

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HOME -> NYC -> PARIS

By on September 5, 2016

Bonjour, Leaving my friends and family is probably the hardest part of this journey but it will all be worth it! Orientation was all together great! I was really nervous when I landed in New York! I didn’t know what to expect, I didn’t know how many people there was going to be, how it […]

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GOODBYES ALL AROUND

By on June 21, 2016

Bonjour! As my departure nears, the exchange students through AFS that traveled to America this year are also preparing to go back to their home country. To wish the AFSer’s in the area safe travels abroad and safe travels home we had an ice cream social at our coordinators house. For this we were all […]

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PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION

By on May 7, 2016

Bonjour! Today marks the day of one giant step closer to a dream come true. When I woke up I was super excited but at the same time nervous. I had jitters about what we were going to do, how many people were going to be there, being in a place where I knew absolutely no one, and the list […]

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BONJOUR FRANCE! BONJOUR MA FAMILLE!

By on March 30, 2016

Bonjour! Officially official! I have been wanting to go on exchange for the longest time. With a LOT of convincing and a LOT of research I have decided to do a semester abroad in France with AFS intercultural program. AFS is a program that sends high school students abroad to build a worldwide community. I […]

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