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Bonus (final) student post! THE FOOD! #10

Posted on July 17, 2013 by madamedcash

Bon Appetit! I believe that the food I had over the duration of the trip deserves its own topic. It was something different every day and it was always fantastic. One of my favorite dinners that we had was the … Continue reading →

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Was she homesick? Student Post #9

Posted on July 16, 2013 by madamedcash

Don’t Make Me Go Back to America: Believe me when I say I was NOT homesick. I did not want to leave. I was far from finished exploring France when our time was up and we had to head to … Continue reading →

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Will you go back to France? Student Post #8

Posted on July 15, 2013 by madamedcash

When is the Next Flight? Well of course I’m planning to go back! If I could catch a plane heading there tomorrow I would. It was such a wonderful experience to be able to get away from, well, America. Everything … Continue reading →

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Describe a negative experience in France… Student Post #7

Posted on July 14, 2013 by madamedcash

Our First and Only Trip to McDonald’s: We only had about two hours for lunch and to explore around the Champs-Élysées, so instead of going to a sit down restaurant which could take up to an hour and a half, … Continue reading →

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What’s it like to see the Eiffel Tower for real? Student Post #6

Posted on July 13, 2013 by madamedcash

Pictures of Monuments in Textbooks or Online Don’t Live Up to the Real Thing: To be able to see the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower which I had studied so much at school was so breathtaking and amazing … Continue reading →

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How did your French hold up? Student Post #5

Posted on July 12, 2013 by madamedcash

Turns Out I Didn’t Know as Much as I Thought: I really surprised myself with how much of French I actually did NOT know. I thought oh three years, pfft I got this. I even had these little French phrase … Continue reading →

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What about France Surprised You? Student Post #4

Posted on July 11, 2013 by madamedcash

Watch out! How the Surprises of France Had Potential Danger: Pedestrians don’t have the right of way, and not only was that surprising; it was terrifying. After the first few minutes and definitely many more times over the trip, it … Continue reading →

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Documenting the Trip: Student Post #3

Posted on July 10, 2013 by madamedcash

The Effort to Capture Every Detail: Gosh how did I not document the trip? I took hundreds pictures with my camera and my phone. I took a picture of just about every meal; it was a must before I could … Continue reading →

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Student Post #2… Was France everything she expected?

Posted on July 9, 2013 by madamedcash

Did the Experience of France Live Up to the Daydreams? Honestly I was really only excited for Paris and the Eiffel Tower, I thought that everything else was just going to be extra. I had also thought that I would … Continue reading →

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Who Doesn’t Daydream

Posted on July 8, 2013 by madamedcash

Who Doesn’t Daydream of Traveling to France? To be honest after sitting in classrooms filled with pictures of famous French monuments like the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, and Mont St Michel for two years I fell in love … Continue reading →

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