‘Study Abroad’
Climbing in France
May. 2, 2012—Luckily for me, while abroad I have been able to continue with my (slightly-obsessive) hobby of rock-climbing while abroad. At Vanderbilt, I participate in both Wilderness Skills and the Outdoor Recreation Program, which allow me easy-access to all things outdoors…but here, it has been a bit more difficult.
Dinner with a French Family
May. 2, 2012—This semester, I have gone Monday through Thursday nights to have dinner with two other Vanderbilt students and a French family, the Bachs. The two other girls, Mallory and Chloe, and I meet up and walk to the Bachs’ house together where we enjoy 4-6 course authentic French meals and get to practice our French...
Planning Senior Year
Apr. 24, 2012—Second semester junior year is all about planning. You need to think about which classes are left for you to take to finish your major(s) and maybe a minor and to finish your general AXLE requirements. It is also the time to seriously think about what you want to do after college…Graduate school? Medical/law/business school?...
Yom HaShoah – Reach Out
Apr. 23, 2012—This past Thursday, the world celebrated Yom HaShoah, or Day of Holocaust Remembrance. Well, how is this related to Vanderbilt? Well, for one, Vandy has a phenomenal Jewish community on campus, but also, last weekend, I had an interesting opportunity that would not have occurred without the effort to create a connection with one of...
Featuring…FREN 215: La Provence (and more!)
Apr. 23, 2012—The French department at Vanderbilt offers many a course, ranging from beginner’s French to French history through literature to phonetics to more specific classes like “French Feminist Thought,” “Medical French in Intercultural Contexts,” and “Literature of the Fantastic.” A very cool advantage to studying abroad is that at Vanderbilt-in-France (in Aix-en-Provence), one can take courses...
Unique classes — offered only abroad
Apr. 18, 2012—There are some very clear advantages to studying abroad — being in a foreign country, being exposed to different cultures, eating amazing food, traveling, and the list goes on…but there are also some fantastic academic differences that allow you not only to experience foreign educational systems, but also to take unique classes that you wouldn’t...
Thoughts on Vandy, while abroad…
Apr. 17, 2012—When you first get to Vanderbilt, you make new friends and all the while you’re still sending your friends from high school random text messages and trying to Skype them as much as possible…and while this changes to some extent for everyone, the real shocker is when you realize that over vacations (or maybe while...
Picking a Schedule for a Semester Abroad
Mar. 13, 2012—For the past few days, most Vanderbilt students have been distracted. That’s because all the class listings for next fall were just posted on YES (Your Enrollment Services).
From Carnival to Karneval
Feb. 20, 2012—While studying abroad in France, I had the great opportunity to hop the country border over to Germany to go visit my cousins in Dusseldorf and celebrate Karneval with them. This was an especially interesting experience for me because I took a course called “From Carnival to Carnivalesque” from Prof. Robert Barsky last semester, and...
New Semester Resolutions
Feb. 6, 2012—Each new semester in college is like a new year…sure you might be taking the second semester of a course (i.e. General Chemistry A vs. General Chemistry B), but it’s still a new class with a new teacher and a lot of new faces, give or take some familiar ones. It’s important to treat each...