Gratitude, independence, wanderlust – just a few words that come to mind when I reflect on my past 3 months in France. When I first arrived here, I tried my best to have little to no expectations of how the semester would look, so that I could remain open minded to the possibilities of what…
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Note to Self
It’s hard to explain how time progresses when you’re abroad. I feel like I’ve lived 3 full lives and simultaneously feel like I only arrived here last week. It’s crazy to me that its already time to reflect on the person that I was when I arrived here over two months ago. A version of…
Planning to Adapt
Adaptability has become the name of the game while studying abroad. Even with all the planning in the world, things are bound to go wrong, and you have to be willing to go with the flow of the situation. As someone who treats making an itinerary like a hobby, this has proven to be a…
Three Strikes You’re Out
After coming to France, I’ve experienced my first few real transportation strikes. I knew that strikes and protests were common in France, but I didn’t picture them interfering with my daily life. So far, we have had 3 public transportation strikes which affect how often the trams and busses run in town. I rely on…
Bienvenue à NEOMA
Although I am not interning abroad, I do have the unique opportunity to take my core business classes among French business students. I am currently taking strategic management, entrepreneurship, data analysis, luxury marketing, and marketing management which is fully in French, and I am the only international student! My other classes have a good mix…
Introducing Me, Introducing Reims
Hi! My name is Sai Govindaraju and I am currently a senior at Pitt majoring in marketing and minoring in French and Chinese! Outside of classes, I am a brother of Alpha Kappa Psi and a sister of Tri Sigma. I am currently abroad in Reims, France studying at NEOMA Business School for the fall…
Beauty in Bruges
Well, it’s a lot warmer here in Rouen than the last time I posted. Spring has definitely sprung, as I am writing this from a café in the city center under clear skies and warm sun. What little snow we had melted by the end of January, giving way to lots of rain and short,…
Finally in France
My first few weeks on exchange at NEOMA Business School in Rouen, France can be summed up by one word: busy. It has been so busy, in fact, that it was difficult to find time to write this blog post! My class this morning was canceled due to snow, however, which I took as a…
Ready for Rouen!
Hello everyone! My name is Stephen Bambury and I am a sophomore Accounting & Business Information Systems major, also pursuing a minor in English Literature and a Certificate in Business Analytics. Originally from Andover, Massachusetts, the strong campus community and beautiful city made me choose to come all the way to Pittsburgh for college. Here…
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