d’Orsay: Musée d’Orsay, what can I say…. I think anytime a building can find a new purpose instead of being demolished it’s a win. The art is housed in what was previously a train station, you can tell as soon as you walk in that it was not always a museum. I really enjoyed the […]
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Around campus, I saw a couple of interesting faces. He looks angry. I’ve noticed other classmates pointing out faces on our journeys. People’s perspectives are changing as they begin to see my little friends too. I think it’s funny. It’s also nice that others are taking the time to connect with me in a way … Continue reading Evolving Faces Part 2
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In downtown Richmond, Hollywood cemetery is a well-known cemetery that houses a few United States presidents, around 25,000 confederate soliders, and many other individuals. Because…
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Wednesday our group visited the much-anticipated Paris Catacombs! Bones and stairs, bones and stairs, bones and stairs! Lots of stairs, as the catacombs are roughly eight stories underground, and lots of bones, as upwards of six million people are interred … Continue reading
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“[T]he Louvre was not left unoccupied and it became the arts sphere, after having been the home of the Monarchy” (pp. 24-28, “Second Day Afternoon”; “Third Day Morning”). When figuring out which site to give more than its standard 15 … Continue reading
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Teaching #HISPinParis is really engaging as a teacher in large part because I get to introduce students to new places, some of which they probably wouldn’t see otherwise. That said, it’s pretty rare that I get to see something completely ne…
If I had to set certain themes for each of the weeks we’ve been here, I would call this one “Museum Week”. Although we visited three different museums this week, each had a different purpose in the greater Paris area that showed different aspects of culture and planning. The first museum we went to, the … Continue reading
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Layout / Tourism Today, Jenna and I took a day trip to Brussels! Belgium is significantly smaller than France, so it was a big contrast…
Unfortunately, I did not make it to the Musée des égouts….. after hearing some accounts (no shade at all) it sounds like I made the right choice by keeping my breakfast in my tummy where I prefer it. I’ve done some light googling, and I kind of want to roast the museum’s website. They are […]
