by Katie E. It is safe to say that I have finally settled in and that jet lag is officially over. Now that I am actually awake while walking through Aix I can appreciate its charm even more. Being in a city that is both relaxed yet bustling is something that can only be experienced because it just doesn’t make sense otherwise. Now that we ...
[caption id="attachment_4227" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Beckah and Maïté writing cartes postales to family and friends as a writing exercise in Intermediate French with Dené. We later explored the nuances of the French post office system.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4228" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Xio chose to write ...
by Clare B I can't believe it's already been a week that we've been here in St. Laurent! On Tuesday we started classes, and we were separated into three groups based on our level and understanding of French. Each morning we go to class for three hours, which sounds like it would be extremely exhausting and demanding. However, our classes are ...
by Grant T. In the past three days we have had so much free time. We were given this time always after lunch for an hour and a half and also sometimes at night. Each day as a group we eat lunch in the park followed by an hour or so of free time. Usually a group of others and I walk around town trying to find the best pastry shop, which has ...
by Savannah B. Friday was the end of my first week of class, which was both exciting and disappointing. Both my French and photography classes have been so interesting. The classes aren't tedious or tiring and we often go on many activities that apply to the lessons. In French class, we learned about different types of food, such as organic ...
by Emilie S. I have enjoyed my first week in Nice tremendously. Strolling along the old town, exploring beautiful parks and trying new foods has been very exciting. But by far, I have most enjoyed exploring the smaller sister of Nice, Villefranche sur Mer. This town has its own small harbor, quaint stone streets climbing the hillside, and ...
by Katie E. Getting on a plane with eleven strangers is scary. You don’t know anything about their past, you don’t know where they come from, and you struggle to remember their names. Not only are you flying with a group of people you've just met (and are about to spend the next month with), but you are also going to a foreign country. A ...
by Kathryn K. For most people, the thought of living in Southern France would seem like an unattainable fantasy, but today I guess you could say I'm living the dream. I have now been living in the town of St. Laurent du Var, a suburb of Nice, for 5 days, and it has been quite an adventure. To start off with, I flew in from Istanbul, Turkey, ...
by Lauren F. Hi everyone! I am Lauren and I am a part of the Aix-en-Provence summer program ! After a very long journey--two planes and a bus--we finally arrived in Aix! We settled into our apartments, unpacked, and recovered from our travels. After dinner we walked around the town of Aix and experienced this incredible city for the first time. ...
We are wrapping up our first full week in Saint-Laurent-du-Var and though the students have been busy in a whirlwind of activities and classes, everyone has made time to settle in to their familles d'accueil as well as begin to independently explore the town of about 30,000. Thirty students, strangers to each other for the most part, arrived ...