| | |  | Love at First Sight?
2007-11-21, Tours, France. By: Caitlin | | So last night I was walking home from my lesson, listening to my music to cheer myself up (it had been kind of a long day), and a man said something to me. I had no idea what because I couldn't hear ... |
| | | | | What a Weekend!
2007-11-21, Tours, France. By: Caitlin | | This is going to be an incredibly long post, I think. I thought about dividing it up but I’m not sure how. I think I’ll just write it stream of consciousness style and then possibly revise it (or n... |
| | | | | On Homesickness/Culture Shock
2007-11-07, Tours, France. By: Caitlin | | Before you come to France, you will be informed that study abroad students generally experience a certain pattern of emotions, including a honeymoon period, culture shock, and homesickness following t... |
| | | | | On Underwater Basket-Weaving
2007-10-11, Tours, France. By: Caitlin | | Okay, so it wasn’t exactly actually under-water basket weaving, but the resemblance was too much to pass up, since this is such an important phrase in the American language…And yes, I do mean America... |
| | | | | On the Carte de Sejour
2007-10-11, Tours, France. By: Caitlin | | THIS IS IMPORTANT!! READ IT IF YOU ARE COMING TO FRANCE WITH BG AND ARE STAYING ALL SIX MONTHS!!
Once you are in France, you will need to get a lovely something called a Carte de Séjour. This a... |
| | | | | The Language Barrier
2007-10-11, Tours, France. By: Caitlin | | I recently decided to speak only in French, on the advice of a wonderful teacher here. We will see how long it lasts (it’s been about a day so far). Actually, not a lot has changed, except that I sp... |
| | | | | On Little Caesar's
2007-10-11, Tours, France. By: Caitlin | | It wasn’t actually Little Caesar’s, by any means. Quite the contrary, it was a little Indian (read: Nan) restaurant with some sort of Caesar in the title. But it sounded good. Plus, I was starving.... |
| | | | | And Finally, In Tours
2007-10-11, Tours, France. By: Caitlin | | Catch me unawares, and I’ll have no idea what you’re saying, whether it’s in English or French. If I’m not talking 100 miles per hour, my brain is probably thinking at 120 mph. (I suppose I should u... |
| | | |  | One more week
2007-07-20, Tours, France. By: bergerru | | I have one more week left in France.
I am not excited to go home because I will miss so many things about Europe.
Things like:
the smell of baking bread early in the morning when I run
pain au c... |
| | | | | Finally in France
2007-06-08, Tours, France. By: bergerru | | Poland finished well and I somehow made it through two flights and a 5 hour layover in Warsaw to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. My friends David and Paul met my flight at 11 pm and we stayed up ... |
| | | |  | Chateaux et Tours
2004-06-13, Tours, France. By: cstclai | | Well, I made it to Tours! Yesterday was a hectic day. I arrived at the train stations at around 11, and had to find a chateaux tour to go on, get the ticket, find my hostel, check in, and return to ... |
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