After Vienna, I ventured on over to Prague, another beautiful city. It turned out that my friend from Lyon was visiting the same time that I was, so on the first day we walked around “old town” for a while, which was really interesting. The architecture is very different from that in Lyon, so I … More A lot of Montessori with a little bit of Prague
A lot of people ask if I do any studying over here since it always seems that we are on a break from school, and I can assure you that we do work (midterms were a couple of weeks ago), but it doesn’t seem so bad when with all of these school vacations thrown in the … More When in Wien
All throughout this past week, spring has been treating us to lots of sunshine and warm temperatures. My feet have never been more excited to be wearing sandals again. Luckily our little taste of spring continued into the weekend for the big fieldtrip to Beaujolais. The day began in Oingt-en-Beaujolais, a picturesque medieval town that … More Beaujolais
The final stop in Ireland was Doolin. This town is really close to the Cliffs of Moher, so it is pretty busy during the summer, but luckily not so much in February. It takes about an hour to walk to the cliffs from Doolin on the main road, and is very pretty as you can … More Ireland Part II
With a nice long break from classes (even though we have only been at it for two weeks), it was the perfect time to take a trip. After spending some time in Belfast this summer, I knew that Ireland would always be one of my all time favorite places. Ever. So I decided to do a … More Ireland Part I
All of the banter, all of the complaining, and all of the qualms that we have with elected officials are only valid if you used your democratic voice. It doesn’t matter if you have a voice that leads the student section at football games or if you have a voice that always needs to be … More College Students, Your Vote Matters
I remember reading an article recently about the importance of letting children play outside, and it quoted Alfred Wainwright, a man made famous for his books about English topography. He said “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing,” and I quite agree. I hate the idea that something is avoided or not … More Valloire
The final stop for the week was Italy. We flew from Berlin to Milan, and spent one day there before moving on to Genoa, and finally, back to Lyon. In 2015, Milan hosted the Expo, kind of like the World’s Fair, so there were A LOT of people there. It was overcrowded and a bit … More The Grand Adventure Part III
The next stop on the grand tour was Berlin – one of the most interesting cities in Europe. Although not the most beautiful city, the history more than makes up for it. My first stop was to the Stasi Museum. The Stasi was the name given to the secret police in East Germany. The majority of … More The Grand Adventure Part II
At the end of October we had a week off of school, so I took the opportunity to do some traveling, and yes, I am just now writing about it. The saying “Time flies when you’re having fun” is no joke. Our first stop was Salzburg. On one of the train rides there, Jackie and … More The Grand Adventure Part I
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