Hello Everyone! This will be my final blog post! My internship finished roughly two weeks ago, but unfortunately after a week of vacation, my whole family tested positive for COVID just as I was about to return home. Now, after couch surfing with a couple of family friends, I am finally back home safe in…

Hello everyone from Paris! This week has absolutely flown by, and I cannot believe that I am already this close to being finished with my internship! It is incredible how quickly slipping into a routine can make time pass, even when you are in a foreign country. This past week was productive, but unfortunately, I…

Hello everyone! I have officially crossed the half-way point for my time in Paris! As I begin week 5 out of 8, I have been trying to make an effort to actively reflect on the positives and negatives of my experience thus far in order to best understand what to continue and what to change…

Hello everyone! This past week has been really great because I feel like I have finally settled into my routine! During the work week I get up around 8:00 and make sure I am out of my apartment around 8:50 so I can arrive to work around 9:30, which is when my NGO’s office opens….

Hello everyone! One surprise I can definitely say that I wasn’t expecting about this trip was the variability of the weather in Paris. I was told that Paris in the summer is extremely hot, and it definitely was for the initial two weeks of the internship. However, right now temperatures have dropped down to around…

Hello everyone!  I can safely say that this past week has definitely been the busiest week of my life. While I personally feel that I am benefitting greatly from the structure of a classic 9-5 job, adjusting to a new environment, host family, and job while simultaneously trying to enjoy the wonderful city of Paris…