Since I was an exchange student with the Rotary International in 2004, I have not returned to Lille, France… Until now! I arrived in Lille, a large metropolis in the north of France, right next to Belgium, on Friday morning and immediately went to my first host family’s house. It felt so crazy [...]

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Besides the snow and harsh winds, this weekend in Amsterdam was beautiful.

I got a chance to catch up with my friend who was an exchange student from Norway at my high school in the United States.  It was the first time I saw her, and we just hung out a lot in her crazy dorm [...]

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My life right now is completely uninteresting.  It consists of preparing and eating food at my friends’ appartments, crashing at their places, stressing out about researching my final papers.  Running around Paris libraries, growing exhasperated at the lack of resources/help from librarians, and feeling guilty I’m not visiting more museums.
I did see Lee Miller at [...]

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Last night I saw Fleet Foxes and MGMT play at the Olympia, and technically there were more bands playing, but that is who I really went to see!
Actually, when I came to France, I immediately tried to buy tickets to this show but they were already sold out. Luckily, one of the girls [...]

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Last Saturday we all went to Reims, France which is located in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France and is famous for…drum roll… its champagne!
We started off by visiting the cavernous wine cellars of the Pommery champagne house. The caverns are old roman buildings that winded around, holding the sparking white wine while it ferments. [...]

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My friend just sent me this comprehensive email about places to check out in Paris, so I thought I would share!
“PLACES IN PARIS:
Musee Jacquemart-Andre
Musee Maillol
OPA, a bar on on Bastille - 9 rue Biscornet Grizzli Cafe, rue St. Denis Dans le Noir, a restaurant where you eat in pitch black darkness and are served [...]

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Friday night my friend Sam, from Amherst College, and I decided to cut his hair. I trim my own hair from time to time, and I’ve also completely cut it all off before, so I didn’t really hesitate when he asked me to cut his. Pretty soon, all of our mutual friends in the Sweet [...]

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