This weekend, I went to the regions of Bandol and Cassis to visit vineyards & wineries with my Wine Economics class. Domain Souviou, located in Bandol, is a vineyard with over 51 hectares dedicated to the cultivation of vines and olive trees. Although the first family to settle at the estate can…
Category: France: IAU College
↱ London ↰
I enjoyed the trip to Paris with my religion class; below are a few photos from the weekend. Saint-Denis Grand Mosque of Paris Sainte-Chapelle …
Spring break in America
I was unable to visit Portugal for spring break, and oddly enough, returned to the U.S. for the week. It was nice seeing my family and friends, although certain circumstances weren’t ideal. I was, however, able to make my way to Rollins for a couple of days before returning to France, and lucky enough to…
Planet Provence
Life in Aix is busier than expected. Between work and school, the week is extremely busy, and time continues to fly exponentially. My internship is with a small company called Planet Provence, which offers customized & private luxury tours to discover Provence and Corsica. My job consists of helping create private wine tour packages, writing…
Monte Carlo→Les Orres
I’ve been in Aix for about three weeks now, and I’m finally getting accustomed to a schedule. IAU is the name of the school I attend, which is about a twenty-minute walk from where I live. The school is small and has a total of approx. 200 students. Similar to the structure at Rollins, attendance…
Pre & Post Departure
The past ten days have been extremely eventful. Before my arrival (today) in Aix-en-Provence, I visited my roommate in Morocco and my friend + family in Paris. Morocco is beautiful, and I’m pleased that I was finally able to visit the country. My roommate lives in Casablanca, although we spent the majority of our time in Marrakech….
Five
There are five girls I’ve hung out with this whole time in Aix. They are all wildly different and wildly fascinating to listen to. I spend different parts of my day with these remarkable women and I’m learning more and more about them at every instance. Part of the dream of studying abroad is meeting…
Paris
This coming Friday, I will leave for my third weekend trip to Paris. The first trip I took was in October, as part of a field trip with my European City in Lit and Film class. We visited the Bonne Marche department store, Gallery Lafayette, Musee D’Orsay, and the Marais District of Paris, where we…
Adapt According to Condition
This weekend, I was blessed enough to have my parents and brother fly to Paris to visit me and take me to Disneyland Paris. It was such a lovely time – both my family and the park gave me little snippets of home to cherish with me in my last few weeks as a French-American…