by S. Carpenter | Jun 22, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
I miss a lot of things about being in France, such as long lunches (which didn’t happen every day). One time, my friends and I stayed at a restaurant for four hours! I also miss the food, especially the bread and pastries. There was a bakery close to the Institut that...
by S. Carpenter | Jun 12, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
My classes) at the Institut de Touraine are more like a combination of elementary/high school and college than I thought they would be, mostly because I have the same classroom and professor all day. Not every day is the same length, and there are a lot of discussions...
by S. Carpenter | May 30, 2022 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer, _
My first thoughts when I arrived were Do I know enough French to make it through this trip? and Wow! I’m really here right now! Similarly, I felt tired (because I didn’t sleep on the plane), excited about everything I was about to see and do, and nervous about how...