It’s been ages since I’ve written, and I apologize for that. I’ve been busy living! Life has been a blur the past few months, but a great blur. I’ve now been to Spain, Italy, Hungary, …
Devin Shirley
Re-Bonjour!
In France, when you return somewhere you’ve just been, you can say “re-bonjour” to announce your presence again. It’s like the French equivalent of the English “hello again”. I am saying “re-bonjour” to you for …
La Vie Ici
It has been quite some time since I last posted! Sorry! But life has been busy lately! At the end of October, we had a week off of school for Toussaint (All Saint’s Day). It …
Settling In
Life has been very busy lately! For the past month or so, I’ve really settled into a schedule and routine. I want to use this post to give you a taste of my life here …
Classes, Mont Sainte-Victoire, and le “DIAble”
Classes have officially started here at Université Aix-Marseille! They started last Monday. The class choosing and taking process can be complicated, but my week went smoothly! I tried out a sociology class about cities and …
A Day in Marseille
Today our program went on a day trip to Marseille as part of a culture class in our Cours Intensif. I absolutely love this city for several reasons! First of all, it is on the …
Bienvenue à Aix-en-Provence
Welcome to Aix-en-Provence! I am here! After a perfect day/night of travel, I arrived in Aix safely. We stayed at a hotel in the centre-ville for a few days as we found housing, acquired phones, …
Embarking
Tomorrow is the day. I depart for my year in France! This past year has been quite the adventure, and I can hardly believe it is time to go abroad. I got home two weeks …