Now that Spring Break is around the corner and most people are traveling home or to Florida, it made me starting thinking: If I could go anywhere in the world for a vacation, where would I go? Therefore, I thought I would dedicate this blog to the places that I would absolutely love to visit, …
Category Archives: Off-Campus
My Spring Break Plans
I’d be hard pressed to think of a Spring Break trip that topped last year’s to Soaring Eagle Casino with my mom and dad (sarcasm!). I guess it would’ve been more fun if my parents were big gamblers, but they aren’t so we all just hung around the Blackjack table. I know, I know. I’m …
Florida Round 3
I cannot believe February is almost over! I am definitely ready for February to be over, but I want time to slow down. February can be a hard, long, and exhausting month. Normally by this time of the year I am ready for the snow to go and for the sunshine to return. Thankfully Hope …
Mid-Winter Break Adventures
This past weekend was mid-winter break as many of you know and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The previous week was extremely stressful, so having a weekend to not think about homework was really nice. Most of the people I talked to said they went home for this break, but I went …
An Open Letter to My Host Family
Dear host family (or famille d’accueil as the French say), Can you believe it has almost been a month since I started living with you?! It seems like just yesterday IES sent me the email I had be not-so-patiently waiting for, telling me that you would be my host family. From that email, I knew …
A Weekend in Paris
I went to Paris last weekend, and it was kind of awesome. All my life I’ve heard that Paris a majestic, beautiful paradise, and I can now confirm this to be true. The “City of Lights” really is all its hyped up to be, and more. Unfortunately, I only went for the weekend and was …
France vs. America
Despite the fact that I have been in Nantes for only a few weeks, I have already noticed lots of differences between the French and American cultures! Here are some of ones that interest me the most: French people finish their food I’m not sure exactly why Americans don’t do this, but it is a …
SCAR Internship
As some of you may know if you have read some of my earlier blogs, I am an Exercise Science major and hope to go to graduate school for physical therapy. Since I am on that path, I need quite a few observation hours before I can apply for school. Hope requires its students to …
Just Arrived in France!!
Hi everyone!! This is my first of many blog posts from Nantes, France this semester! The last two days have been INSANE! I’m so happy to finally be here! If you follow my Twitter account, then on Tuesday you saw the drama that was my flight schedule. Early that day, my first flight from Des …
Christmas Break in a Nutshell
Welcome back everyone! I hope everybody had a safe and relaxing break and were able to spend time with family and friends. I don’t know about you but I had a lot going on these past few weeks. Here’s a breakdown of what was going on with me back at home: Friends Like most college …