March 9, 2017

Once in a while, there’s an aspect of being abroad that mirrors being back at our home universities. Sometimes it’s greasy food at 2am, sometimes it’s oversleeping after working late at night. These days, at the beginning of March, it’s the... Read More

March 2, 2017

The French political science class – French name is “Les Enjeux Politiques de la France” – spent last weekend in Bruxelles, Belgium. We were lucky to visit the actual European Union institutions that we had studied in class with our professor,... Read More

February 27, 2017

PARIS — Paris does a lot of things right. Glimmering Haussmann architecture, satisfying wine, oozing cheese like jewels behind glass counters… and perfectly adequate street cleaning. Sadly, coffee (and the matter of public urination, among other things) doesn’t make the... Read More

February 22, 2017

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a full seven weeks (!) since I arrived in Paris. Many students from my home university are just departing on their study abroad adventures, and I feel incredibly lucky that I’ve already gotten to spend so much time in Paris. I can safely... Read More

February 6, 2017

I have a habit of carrying around a little journal with me. It’s different from the one that’s full of French words I learn in real-life and should probably get around to memorising. It doesn’t have lined pages; instead, I tape in billets and brochures and... Read More

January 23, 2017

APA headed to Normandy and Brittany on Saturday for our first weekend trip! Departing at around 8am on Saturday morning, we drove the 4-5 hours to St. Malo – a medieval village in Northwestern France that looks out onto the English channel. The walled city is notorious... Read More

January 11, 2017

Salut, mes amis! My name is Liv Burns, and I’m a junior at George Washington University studying journalism and french. I’ve been lucky enough to receive the opportunity to blog for APA during my semester in Paris! I hope you enjoy a recount of my first few days in... Read More

December 28, 2016

This is my last last post on the APA blog! After 4 months, it’s time to wrap up my experience and say my goodbyes. I’ve been back in the US for a week now and I’ve had a little bit of time to reflect on the end of my stay and my overall time in Paris.... Read More

December 21, 2016

Thursday mornings were perhaps my favorite time of the week. Each Thursday, I went to Fenelon in the 8th arrondissement to assist in english classes. Each week we did something different. Sometimes I would talk about a topic they were studying and they would write notes on what... Read More

December 10, 2016

Two weeks ago, everyone in APA gathered together to celebrate Thanksgiving! We had it at  this beautiful one room restaurant in the 13th arrondissement called Chez Nathalie. They served traditional thanksgiving food. All the favorites: turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, gravy,... Read More