Barcelona-
This weekend I had an awesome time basking in the sun and vivid colors of the Mediterranean :). I went to Barcelona for my 21st birthday, which was on Sunday, by myself, and stayed in a nice hostel. My favorite part about the whole city was all the architecture done by Gaudi, especially [...]

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I just moved into my new apartment, and I love, love, love it! I originally thought living with a host family would enhance my experience here in Paris, but I have a feeling that living in my own place is what I should have done all along. I’m on the very last floor, [...]

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I’m moving soon to a different apartment, and it is small but very cute.
I’m excited.
I don’t really have one single inspiration for this blog entry, but something I’ve wanted to talk about is couchsurfing.com and how amazing this site is. I met this amazing Georgian photographer and an Israeli video art activist studying international law.  [...]

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My parents and some of my friends asked me how France views the current financial crisis in the United States which leads me to believe that a lot of the people in the U.S. have NO IDEA that the whole world is now completely destroyed economically. Everyday, in every paper in Paris, there is an [...]

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So actually, that was supposed to be “Auf Wiedersehen” even though it sounds like the W is a V. (Typo!) 
Oktoberfest was great.  We woke up at 7 am so we could get to the beer garden-tent-things and grab a seat.  I went with my friend Lena, her boyfriend, and her two friends, and I wore [...]

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It’s 8:30 a.m. and I originally planned on stalking out Stella McCartney’s fashion show at 10 a..m. in the 3rd arrondissement, but I just feel too lame.  One part of me is really curious as far as people-watching would go, and the other part of me thinks going alone to people-watch is stupid and unnecessary.  [...]

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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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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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