Most students who spend a semester abroad bombard their friends' social media timelines with photos of beautiful foreign lands, attractions and foods.
Behind those photos and travel stories, however, is a considerable amount of work, which is surprising to a lot of people. Now into my fourth week of classes, the workload of my courses has been surprisingly more difficult than I had initially expected, but it is allowing me to quickly develop my conversational French abilities through various cultural lessons. Because most of my courses only meet once a week, it's easy to push off the work, meaning that my Sunday afternoons are spent flipping through textbooks and writing about French culture. Though I expected to do some real work during my time in Paris, I would be lying if I said that I didn't feel like I was missing out on a great adventure every time I sit down to work on my assignments, but cozy cafés help to ease the pain.
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AuthorHi! My name is Megan Gilbert, and I am studying abroad in Paris during the spring 2017 semester. Follow along! Archives
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