It is truly amazing how much has changed in 6-weeks. I have gone from feeling like a complete foreigner in this country to being comfortable going to restaurants and talking to employees at stores about current events. My body has adapted to eating at 8:30 at night and never seeing the sun set. Seriously, I…

I am coming to the end of my study abroad program and my feelings are extremely conflicted. There is a part of me that is so sad to be leaving my host family and this amazing country, but there is another part of me that cannot wait to see my family and friends again (and…

Misconception: study abroad consists only of adventures abroad and consists of very little studying. As I pass the half way point of my program I am amazed by how much content my classes have covered. In my grammar lass I’m have learned more rules and minutia of French grammar than I could ever list about…

I have officially been in Nantes for two weeks! In some ways I feel like I just got here, and in other ways I cannot believe I have only been here a week. Honestly, nothing in my life has been as hard as adjusting to living with a host family. The first two days I…

Bonjour, my name is Abbie Siecinski! I am a rising junior majoring in Business and Politics/Philosophy, pursing the certificate in Leadership and Ethics, and completing a minor in French. I am from Connellsville, PA and I am beyond excited to be going to Nantes, France this summer. I grew up in a very small town…