Hello everyone! This past week has been really great because I feel like I have finally settled into my routine! During the work week I get up around 8:00 and make sure I am out of my apartment around 8:50 so I can arrive to work around 9:30, which is when my NGO’s office opens….
Tag: International Internship Program: Paris
Allez Les Bleus!
This past week flew by! Every day after work, I always found myself in a part of Paris that I previously didn’t know, trying out some new restaurant or just walking down the tiny Parisian streets and spending a lot more time window shopping than I should. Last Friday, I was able to go to…
I Love Long Weekends
Hello everyone! One surprise I can definitely say that I wasn’t expecting about this trip was the variability of the weather in Paris. I was told that Paris in the summer is extremely hot, and it definitely was for the initial two weeks of the internship. However, right now temperatures have dropped down to around…
Navigating Challenges
My third week in Paris has been one of the most unique and unexpected ones so far. Because there was a national holiday, I was lucky to get a four-day weekend and have a very much needed little vacation time. On Thursday, we all went to Versailles and as much as I grew up seeing…
Busy week!
Hey everyone! I am honestly so glad to say that week one is over. If I were to describe this past week with one word, I would say “intense”. Before arriving in Paris, I tried to turn my brain into a blank canvas, with little to no space for expectations and hopes because I thought…
Week One Over!
Hello everyone! I can safely say that this past week has definitely been the busiest week of my life. While I personally feel that I am benefitting greatly from the structure of a classic 9-5 job, adjusting to a new environment, host family, and job while simultaneously trying to enjoy the wonderful city of Paris…
Salut, Paris!
Hi everyone! I hope we all we were able to enjoy our cities a little bit before our internships started! My first few days in Paris have been super intense, and I very happy to be here. However, I am definitely already starting to feel a little bit of language fatigue! Meeting my host family,…
Off to Paris!
Bonjour! My name is Aaron Hunt, and I’m a rising senior at Pitt majoring in Marketing with a minor in Political Science and certificates in International Business and Business Analytics. I am originally from Boise, Idaho, and my desire to discover new places and cultures is what drove me to both enroll in a university…
Next stop, Paris!
Hello everyone! My name is Joseph Montrey and I am a rising senior at Pitt majoring in International & Area Studies as well as Political Science with a minor in French! While I, like many college seniors, do not know precisely where I will end up in the future, it is my hope that this…
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