As I write this, I have “One Last Time” from Hamilton running through my head, because well I’m a HISP major, what else am I suppose to have running through my head? But in all seriousness, today is my final full day in Paris, so I decided to take some time to reflect on the …
On Sunday, July 28th, I was able to convince my family to go to Mass at Saint-Eustache. We went to the 11 AM Mass. We ran into some trouble getting there, as they needed to get metro tickets up the closet metro stop to them didn’t have a proper ticket booth. So, we had to […]
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I’ve had a few posts now bashing some aspects of French culture/stupid rules. But now as the trip draws to a close there is one thing about French culture that I can absolutely get behind. Dogs without leashes. The first time I saw one, I was amazed, they just trot along and know enough not … Continue reading Dogs Without Leashes in Paris, A Thrilling Saga →
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As no surprise to anyone who really knows me, I very much admire Joan of Arc and her courage as she tried to lead the people of France to independence in the early 15th century. Here was this teenager from the countryside, a woman no less, who received a prophecy from angels and took it …
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Strap in, this is a long, long ride! So, for my final project, I need to visit the oldest churches of Paris. It was starting to get to the end of the trip, so I decided to go “church hunting” several of the days-seeing numerous churches in a row on days when we didn’t […]
I’m going to Disneyland!! Just kidding, I already went to Disneyland Paris, and it was one of the most wonderful days that I have had in a long time. I might have as well won the lottery or American Idol. The day was filled with lots of laughter, good friends, and screaming my head off […]
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One thing that has shocked me about France is the amount of security. Almost everywhere we go we have to go through a bag check. Sometimes this is just a security officer looking inside my bag but other times it is a full X-ray machine and metal detectors. It really is not that big of … Continue reading On Patrol →
While for the past few weeks, my posts have featured all 3 of my themes. However, I’ve been seeing A LOT of churches this week for my final project. In an effort to not have the themes of Chocolate and Cheese completely disappear and to have slightly shorter blog posts than what would inevitably be a […]
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Today, I dragged Emily to the Cité de l’Architecture plaza so I could get a picture of me and the Eiffel Tour for my father. It is the only thing he asked for from my trip, and after Emily graciously offered to come with me to take it, we set off. Except, fun fact, Line […]
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Last week I took a day trip to Rouen, the capital of Normandy, and the location of the imprisonment, trial, and execution of Joan of Arc. While there, I went to the Historial Jeanne d’Arc, the Joan of Arc history museum. From what I could tell via their website (and lots of Google Translate) the …
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