Incroyable
09/08/2013 05:19
So yesterday, Saturday, it hit me again that I am actually here, this incredible dream of mine that I've had since I was five has finally come true for me, it was this surreal, cathartic moment, and it happened as we sailed across Lac Léman and saw the Swiss Alps meeting the French Alps, and the...
For the Week!
09/06/2013 05:59
Hi All! It's been a busy and exhausting week, but I finall found a small window of time to hop on here and fill you in! Monday was relatively uneventful, and we were all crammed together in the Smith Center all day. In the afternoon we got a presentation of the "sports" offered at the university....
So Sorry for the Delay!
09/02/2013 17:34
Hello All! I'm so sorry for the delay! I've been really busy and it's hard to find a few free moments to blog. But I've got a few minutes before I hit the hay for the night, so here is my update on the last few days.
Friday: My class had an assignment "en autonomie", and we had to go to a café and...
PHOTOS!
08/29/2013 16:55
Hi All! I'm working on getting photos up. I haven't yet figured out a way to label them so I can tell you what they are, but included in them are the opera, the café we ate at that was DELICIOUS yet expensive, paquis, old town and the horloge fleurie. Please ask in my guestbook if you have any...
Thursday is Party Night
08/29/2013 16:15
Bonsoir! As I'm sitting at my desk, there's music and a loud ruckus coming from the bar downstairs. Apparently Thursday is party night, which I unfortunately will not be taking part in because I am completely and utterly exhausted, and as soon as I finish this post, I'll be going to bed!
I'll...
The Beginning of the First Full Week
08/27/2013 19:19
Bonjour (vraiment bonsoir) mes cheris! I want to tell you about my very eventful second day of orientation. Firstly, I woke up REALLY early. I had to be at the Smith Center at ten thirty for class with the Associate Director of my program. I woke up at 8:30. Fortunately, though,this gave me a very...
"Clutching my Pearls"
08/26/2013 18:49
Hello! So as I said I would tell you, going to bed at 1 am poved to be a TERRIBLE idea because I had my oral exam today at 10:40, so planned on waking up at 9;30. For some reason, though, aka sheer exhaustion, I passed back out after checking my clock and seeing that it was 9:31. At 10:16 my...
"This is Perfect!"
08/26/2013 17:35
Hello loves! As I sit here sipping on my wine called "Côtes du Rhône" (or coasts of the Rhone), I am plotting to tell you about today and yesterday. The title I stole from one of my good friends here who quite accurately described all of Geneva and our entire experience. Yesterday morning, I woke...
Orientation
08/24/2013 14:17
Bonjour tout le monde! Today we had an orientation meeting at the Smith Center at 10 am. We all met and received our orientation schedules and schedule for the coming months with regard to our Smith group activities. Professor Rochat et Madame Piron served us breakfast of croissants, chocolat, jus...
En Genève
08/23/2013 07:52
FINALLY we got here. It was a long but beautiful journey. We got the chance to lay over in Ireland, which was amazing and green, and so beautiful. I've never really flown at night before, but when we landed in Dublin, at 5 am, I understood the appeal. It was roughly 3 am (Dublin time). I wished I...