October 2009
2 posts
MULTICULTURAL EATS IN AIX: ASIAN
The good thing about being in France is that it, like America, is a place that many different people of many different origins call home. This is very good for American students, students from Cali in particular, because people of different origins means a wide variety of food. We all know that the bottom line of any study abroad experience is the food. You can love France until the cows come home...
September 2009
7 posts
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THE FUNNIEST QUOTES FROM GLEE (EP. 4)
EPISODE: PREGGERS
1)
Kurt: Finn….I needed to ask you something
Finn: Thanks but I already have a date to prom… but I’m flattered! I know how important dances are to teen gays.
Kurt: I’m not gay
Finn: ……..oh
2)
Kurt: My body is like a rum chocolate soufflé. If I don’t warm it up right, it doesn’t rise!
3)
Sue: I will not rest until ever inch...
WatchThis is a video walk through of my new place in France so that you guys can see where I’m living when I’m away from home!
FINALY SETTLED DOWN
So after three weeks of living in France I have finnaly moved into a permanent residence. I am staying in a beautiful apartment (not at all like the appartments you guys are thinking about) with an American room mate and a French room mate. My American room mate is also from Cali and is also Filipino so that is hella awesome but we havent met the French room mate yet because he is still on...
August 2009
15 posts
Lets Dance...
So on our class field trip a couple of days ago we went to PAVILLON NOIR. I didnt know what it was when we were told that we were going there but I was pleased to find out it was the contemporary Dance studio of Aix-en-Provence. The building itself was very artsy and had modern touches everywhere. The company was practicing for their next big show Neige blanc (Snow white) and we got to sit in on...
We got HELLA lost....
So about a week ago me and some friends from France went out of Aix and traveled to the port town of Marseille. It was really fun and it was my first time being in a speedo and being in the Mediterranean sea. The water there is less salty then the pacific and it is much much warmer. All in all if you ever make it to the south of France then you have to go to Marseille. Everyone said that when you...
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICA AND FRANCE 4
FAST FOOD:
Ok, so if you are ever in the south of France I think one of the last things that should be on your mind is, “ hmmmmm, where should I go to get the best fast food?” Although, if you are a struggling college student,who is afraid to spend money before his loans kick in then…… you STILL shouldn’t be looking for fast food in France. Fast food in France is very true to its...
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICA AND FRANCE 3
Eating out:
In the states if you stay in a restaurant for more than an an hour the waiter is trying to rush you out so that he can make more money during his shift. In France there is no turn over expected nor are you usually given the bill until you ask the waiter for it yourself. For the most part this is because the French way of life which, especially in the south which is more Mediterranean,...
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Calling it a Night:
For most Americans when you go a club and it ends at 2 in the morning that is the sign that you need to bring your drunk ass home home. Most commonly in France when the lights come back on and people begin to exit the cave/club (usually the same thing) the ting that you here is “Where are we going next?”
Also, in the states, the closer that people get to the weekend the more...
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICA AND FRANCE 1
So officially being in France for a week I have noticed some things that are different from America. Besides the obvious things such as no one speaking English unless you beg them too, or women being dressed up to shop at the market (not a lie folks, especially in the south of France, the women are on 100 at all times no (F)ugs and sweatpants ever!) there are many things that would come as a shock...
Stuff I have to do in the comming Year...better...
When I left the states my family and some of my friends wrote me letters telling me things that they thought would be interesting for me to do when in France. In thinking about this blog I thought that it would be a good idea to share with you some of the things that my family asked me to do when in France and try to document my adventures while trying to complete these challenges.
I thought that...
Time to Pretend by MGMT →
Currently listening to this song on repeat x1000… genious genious genious!
Landing at Charles De Gaulle International Airport
(The actual date of this was 8/17/2009)
So after just about 10 hours we touched down in Paris and walking through the airport it took a while for me to register the magnitude of being in another country, with no friends or family or way to back out. Naturaly the first thought that was running through my head was “WTF did you do to you to yourself !!!!!!!!” but then I was able to...
From SFO to Paris/ Paris to Marseille
I wrote this while on the plane going from SFO to Paris
So we are officially on our way to France! We have been in the air for about 10 minutes and everything is going well. There are some crazy hot dudes working this flight. It seems that by this flight crew that French men age very well. (Shout out to all the aunties who asked me to find them good looking, older French men. Just jump on a...
