I still haven’t started classes yet, but I’m seriously looking forward to it.  Classes in Art History at the Sorbonne-Paris IV start on October 6th, and since I was sick last week, my classes at Sweet Briar start this Wednesday!  I’m not sure what to expect as far as coursework and as far as the [...]

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It is nearing the end of September, and today was the first day of classes for me, but guess what, I have the freaking flu.  My temperature is an average 100 degrees Farenheit, and I have not left my house for two days.
Oh me, oh my.  BUT, because my last entry was already a rant, [...]

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Actually Paris is not burning, that was a title stolen from an awesome St.
Vincent song.  What actually burned was the battery charger to my Macbook, which explains my absense.  Allow me to rant now.  I finally moved to Paris last Thursday to a new host family in Neuilly-sur-Seine, where I will be living until the [...]

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I arrived in France almost two weeks ago, but instead of going directly to Paris, everyone in the Sweet Briar Junior Year in France program is stuck(?) in Tours, France. We’ve been going through a sort of pre-orientation, and it has actually been quite lovely, but I’m getting anxious for Paris.
Every weekday we have [...]

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