Sion 4 Castle Extravaganza
Another day trip after presentations for the win! Michelle and I wanted to make it out to Sion, the capital of the canton of Valais, and see two of the four beautiful castles.… Continue reading
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Zibelemärit in Bern
Zibelemärit, also known as Marché aux Oignons, is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Monday of every November in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. Little miss Michelle and Beata were not aware of this little known… Continue reading
Bree in Geneva
FRIDAY My roommate-to-be, Bree, has been very good at visiting all of her future housemates while abroad–she has seen Rebecca–who’s studying abroad in Paris, and Arzoo–who’s studying abroad in Brighton–and now me! She… Continue reading
Is This What People Mean By Birthday Weekend?
Because I certainly had a better birthday weekend than anyone I’ve ever met. You may now commence your jealousy. (By the way, I just checked the length of this post, and it is… Continue reading
Château de Gruyères
The castle houses quite a few splendid objects. It has a temporary exhibit: from the 12th of May until the 4th of November 2012, the museum is displaying Takawira Tuckson Muvezwa’s sculptures. Its… Continue reading
Roman Ruins and Churches in Lyon, France
I can’t seem to get enough of France. Michelle, Arturo and I wanted to venture out to Lyon for the day so we took a 7:29 train and arrived at 9:20! Michelle had… Continue reading
Versailles in Half the Time – Day 8
We were determined to make it to Versailles. Thankfully, we made it to the lobby by 10:00 this time! Michelle and I checked out and placed our luggage in lockers. Observe the route… Continue reading
Hole in One in Paris – Day 7
Up by 8:30, down to breakfast by 9:30 and ready to leave by the hostel by 10:00…but that didn’t change anything. Michelle, Jihane, Skyler and I were planning on taking the group tour… Continue reading
Sacred Silence in Paris – Day 6
Moving out! Today is the last day that SIT was willing to pay for our housing. Technically, our group was to stay in Paris until Friday, September 28th, and we were given the… Continue reading
Top of the World in Paris – Day 5
Getting to the presentations today was a complete hassle. Our academic directors were not informed of a site change! Nor did they have the phone numbers of the people in charge of the… Continue reading