Bonjour a tous! So it’s over now.  I have officially left Paris, and frankly, I’m heartbroken.  I assumed I would be sad when I left, but I had no idea how genuinely crushed I would be to leave the amazing life that I built in just eight weeks.  I have completely fallen in love with…

Bonjour a tous!  I still love Paris, still love my job, and am heartbroken to be leaving so soon.  This week I made a lot of new friends through an expat event I visited, and I had more disappointing French Mexican food.  Also, my mother and aunt came to visit me this week!!! It was…

Bonjour a tous! It’s been another amazing week in Paris!  This week I’ve been trying to focus on getting closer to my coworkers and making sure I make relationships that will last even after I return to the United States.  I went out to prendre un verre with all my coworkers on Friday, went out…

Bonjour a tous! It’s been another wonderful week in Paris.  I still love my job and my coworkers and feel myself getting closer to them every day (it probably has a lot to do with the fact that my French is 1000x better now than it was when I arrived, meaning we can actually have…

Bonjour a tous! Another week in Paris, and I’m still in love.  I turned 20 on Wednesday, and got to spend my birthday and the start of a new decade in Paris, which is crazy.  My coworkers bought me a cake, and sparkling cider (pictured below), and stayed late to celebrate with me. It was…

Bonjour a tous! Another week living in Paris!  Crazy, huh? I still love my job so much.  Friday I went out for bevs with all my coworkers after work, and we had a fantastic time.  We spend the whole evening together, and were out until late laughing and getting to know one another, and it…

Bonjour a tous!   I went to Versailles this weekend with the rest of the students from Pitt as well as many other students from other colleges who are participating in the same program.  Versailles was absolutely beautiful, but I Can’t believe that someone actually lived there- it’s so big it defies reason. I would…

This week marks the start of my second week working at La Fondation Scelles, and I can’t wait for the weeks to come.  I love my job!!! I love my coworkers, I love my company, and I love the job I am doing. I also still love living in Paris, it feels just as dreamy…

Bonjour a tous!  Today makes the sixth full day I’ve spent in Paris, and each one has felt more unreal than the last.  I have sat along the Seine and watched the sun set on the Eiffel tower, been to Sacre-Coeur, taken the obligatory bus tour every tourist-with-a-group takes, and walked up 35 flights of…