Seeing cool things despite the canicule!

My week has flown by so fast! From finally meeting EUSA and the other students at the program, doing fun activities with them and exploring Paris on my own, it’s felt like I come home each day with new stories to share with my host family. There’s so much to do every day! I’ve found…

Bioscience and Research Culture in Paris

My first week in Paris is over. In a short frame of time, I have so many experiences and so much new information that has already changed how I look at the world and myself. The day I landed at the CDG airport, the 4 hours of sleep I had on the plane did not…

Assessing the Industry Environment of the Scelles Foundation

This week, I officially began my journey to France! I met with the EUSA team, which included members of the organization as well as other students from surrounding Universities such as UVA and UMB. Together, we started this week by navigating our way through the different arrondissements of Paris. Something I immediately noticed when arriving…

Allez, viens !

Bonjour tout le monde ! My name is Paroma Banerjee, also known as Pami, and I just finished up my junior year at the University of Pittsburgh. I am pursuing majors in Computational Biology and French with a certificate in West European Studies. Currently, I am an undergraduate research assistant in an immunology lab at…

Presque à Paris !

Bonjour à tous ! My name is Gala Den Regalario and I am a rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh pursuing a double degree in three majors: French, linguistics, and marketing. I am very excited to have the opportunity to apply and expand my varied skillset through the International Internship Program in Paris, France….

Voilà, c’est moi!

Bonjour à tous! My name is Zoé MacKenzie, and I will be entering my senior year at the University of Pittsburgh. I grew up in Media PA, which most people know as “outside of Philly” or the DELCO area. When I toured Pitt for the first time, I fell in love with the atmosphere. I…

À plus, ma puce

After spending an extra week in Paris and being home for one more, I suppose it’s finally time to write this. I’ve been putting this one off, probably in part for the usual laziness but also because it’s hard to come to grips with the fact that it’s over already. Two months (and some change)…

CDG –> PIT

As I write this final blog entry from Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport, I cannot believe it is already the end of my study abroad experience. I mean, where do I begin? These past eight weeks have been some of the most fun, yet challenging, weeks of my life. I feel like every single day…

Bienvenue au Moulin Rouge!

It’s been a packed week, and I definitely have not been getting enough sleep – but who cares, I’ll sleep in the U.S.  On Tuesday, I was feeling pretty homesick so I decided to go on a walk to the Arc de Triomphe. This sounds weird, but whenever I’m missing home, I actually love going…