My time abroad has been a great learning experience, and has been filled with highs and lows. My university in France is not as academically rigorous as Pitt, and I have had a lot of time to do the things I enjoy. Here are some of the things I’ve had time to do while abroad:…

When you’re preparing to study abroad, you know you are setting off to experience some incredible times and to meet some amazing people from places you may have never been to, but you really have no idea what to expect. I had been to France before, when I was around 12 years old, although I…

I’ve had the chance to do a lot of exploring during my study abroad program. Here are some of my favorite places to visit in Nice and in the surrounding towns in the Provence region of France.   Top 3 sights: Mont Boron Mont Boron offers beautiful views of the sea, the city, and the…

My classes at SKEMA business school are much different than Pitt. It took me a few weeks to get used to the learning environment here, although I feel well-adjusted now. On my first day of class, I had an International Marketing lecture from a professor who grew up in France and has roots in Russia…

While studying abroad in France, I’ve had the chance to travel to a few other countries in Europe and get a feel for different cultures. Although a weekend isn’t nearly enough time to understand another culture, I can share a glimpse of what I’ve observed. Ventimiglia, Italy: This is the first town over the border…

I didn’t know what to expect before I came to Nice, but there were a few things I hoped would be true. For one, I hoped my university would be at an appropriate level for me. From everything I had read online, SKEMA is one of the top-ranked business schools in France. With this in…

I’ve been abroad for almost six weeks now, and Nice is really feeling like home. Here are three of my biggest takeaways from the past few weeks of my study abroad experience:   Be prepared to be frustrated. If you asked me if I’m homesick, I would say no. However, I sometimes miss a few…

I didn’t realize what a luxury it had been to wake up at 8:45 and have plenty of time to get to my 9:30 classes at Pitt. I’ve been lucky to only have had to walk five or ten minutes to get to most of my classes over the past two and a half years….

I’ve been in France for almost a month, and I’ve met some pretty amazing people so far– although I’ve met far more international people than French people. Our neighbor in our apartment building is French, and she’s sent us some lovely handwritten notes. One note said to please be quiet when we close our door…