As I write this final blog post from a hotel room in London, I am realizing how familiar Paris has come to feel over the past few weeks. From my daily commute on the metro to the streets around my host family’s apartment that I had memorized, I admit I was a little sad to…

It is truly crazy to believe that I am already entering the last week of my internship here in Paris. Even over the relatively short time that I have been here, I have watched the overall composition of the city’s population. When I first arrived at the end of May, there was a pretty small…

I would say that perhaps one of the most distinctive differences between the people of France and those of America is the set of cultural expectations surrounding communication. When I first arrived in France, I realized that while I may know the technical words and phrases needed to communicate, those alone were not always sufficient….

Over the past few weeks, I have found myself speaking with the other interns here about how quickly the time has passed since we arrived here. When I first landed in Paris in May, the month of July seemed so far away and I believed that I had so much time ahead of me. I…

With four weeks of work already done, it is hard to believe that I have made it to the halfway point of my program so quickly. I stayed in Paris this weekend, as I realized that after several fast-paced weeks, it would be good to take some time to relax and get to know the…

As I approach the one-month mark since my arrival in Paris, I am coming to realize just how much I have learned about the language and culture, as well as everything that I still have to master. This past weekend, I traveled with some other students to the small town of Giverny, where Claude Monet…

With 2 weeks of my internship already completed, it’s hard to believe that I’m already a quarter of the way through. I am beginning to become better acquainted with the city and my internship, from my daily commute on the metro to all of my coworkers, though I am far from knowing everything. Rather than…

After having been in France for just over 10 days now, I have discovered that trying to fit everything into the limited time I have has been more difficult than I expected. On the days that I am working, my hours are 8:00am – 3:00pm, which has presented a challenge in more ways than one….

After arriving in Paris, the past few days have certainly been a whirlwind. I have spent the majority of my time getting to know my fellow interns (who come from other universities such as UVA, Wake Forest, and UMD), through orientations and group activities around Paris. We have used this time before the start of…