by Allison M | Aug 5, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
“America is my country and Paris is my hometown.” -Gertrude Stein Dorthy had it right. There’s no place like home. When I first arrived at the airport in the US, still hours and a second flight from home, I felt immense relief. All the little...
by Allison M | Aug 3, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
“Cities have sexes. London is a man, Paris is a woman, and New York a well-adjusted transsexual.” -Angela Carter When I first arrived in Paris my first impression was that it looked absolutely nothing like Germany. Stuttgart and Germany (where I spent a...
by Allison M | Jun 18, 2015 | Arts & Sciences, Europe, Faculty-Led, Summer
“When good Americans die, they go to Paris.” -Oscar Wilde I intend to live a long life, so waiting to see if Wilde was right seemed like the wrong path to the City of Light. My name is Allison and I am a rising sophomore majoring in English with minors in...
