As an avid coffee drinker and someone who can’t seem to work if I’m in my own apartment (I blame Netflix), I find solace in cafes for both work and pleasure. Cafe culture was practically started in Paris but a new wave of cafes have started sprouting up around the city and in my spare…
While my first semester in Paris comes to a close, I’m taking the time to reflect on what has been the strangest aspects of my move here. When people ask me whether I experienced culture shock upon arriving, generally my answer is no. It’s honestly been surprisingly easy to adjust to life here and I…
A question that has been weighing on my mind lately is how can I make myself happy? In principle, this seems like a silly question. I know myself better than anyone. I know what I like and dislike. Yet I have trouble finding things to do or think about that I actually get pleasure from.…
While Paris is famous for, well, a lot of things, one of those things is cafés. They’re iconic. They’re beautiful. They’re everywhere. Where to begin? I chose to begin with the new wave cafés that aren’t typically Parisian. Most of them have been opened by young entrepreneurs with appropriately hipster coffee shop names and designs. (Fun…
Many people don’t feel the need to study abroad because they find everything they need at the school they already attend. That may be true, but there is nothing that can replace the valuable experiences you can only get from traveling. I have attended two art universities prior to the American University of Paris, both…
Before I moved here, before I even visited the school, I was in the car with my mom and said, “I need to remember: Paris is just a city. It’s not magic.” It’s easy for me to get swept up in romantic ideas about, well, pretty much anything. I have the “grass is greener on…
Why hello there! For those of you who don’t know, I am moving to Paris in 4 days to start my last two years of university at the American University of Pairs. I wanted to start a blog about my experiences, but not just because it’ll be awesome and beautiful (which it will be). I…
First off, HELLO! This is my first post ever on this blog. Why I choose to write my first post during finals week, I don’t know. As a painting major though, my finals aren’t as torturous as most (you can punch me for that later). Anyway, I will be leaving the Savannah College of Art…