Camden Market is a bustling part of town in London. With over 100,000 visitors every weekend, the streets can be hard to walk because they are so packed. There are…
So I keep this little red journal where I write illegible bouts of ideas and thoughts. It’s like a hard drive of impressions made of words rather than a photo…
Reblogged from Thought Catalog: Date a boy who travels. Date a boy who treasures experience over toys, a hand-woven bracelet over a Rolex. Date the boy who scoffs when he…
When people go traveling, they often try to find fun, hole-in-the-wall places that would not attract a typical tourist crowd. And it is important to explore sides of a place…
I was in Amsterdam. It was daytime and I had a few hours to kill on my own before heading to the airport and back to Bordeaux, France. So I…
Amsterdam. I wore tennis shoes and I was proud. When I flew into Amsterdam, and I have to be honest, it was most definitely a “culture shock.” But it was…
A few weeks ago, I spent a weekend in Paris. There I met up with a friend of friend, Clement, and we talked about the difference in language formality between…
We were talking more than lets go to Italy; we were talking dates, plane tickets and hostel reservations. I sit in front of a map of Europe and find “Bordeaux,”…
My first month abroad was met with much of my own hesitation when it came to going out of the house. Actually, I do love being out and about—cafes, window…
When you enter a small get together and know almost no one, you are “the other.” When everyone is on the same page, and you’re behind, you’re “the other.” When…
How to spot an American in France They aren’t chain smoking like the French They walk and text more often that then the French They walk and eat They take pictures…
I’ve been noticing random “things” about Bordeaux, and despite trying, I can’t seem to tie everything into a cohesive entry. So instead, here is a list. Follow along as I…
When people say that different parts of the world have different “cultures,” it means more than the types of clothing that people wear and the cuisine. Granted, those do play…
Above is a compilation of doors of Bordeaux created by a friend and fellow student Alison. Check out her blog! She’s got plenty of photos and lots to say: http://berk2bord.tumblr.com/…
Outline: This Week, Embarrassment, Les Soldes, Campus, Tram, More This Week: This last week, the students from our program and I have been subjected to what I call French Grammar…
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