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January 11, 2021

Living Through Lockdown in Europe

By: Admin

By Lizzy On October 31, the French government imposed a 6-week national lockdown in an effort to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. Considering the rapidly-increasing case count, the strict measures were absolutely necessary. However, since I was living alone in Paris at the time, this meant I would have to spend the next six […]

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November 13, 2020

Moving to Paris

By: Leslie

By Lizzy As an avid traveller and a French student of seven years, I have always dreamed of studying abroad in Paris. Though I knew that travelling during the coronavirus would make for a very different trip than I had imagined, I was nonetheless excited to take advantage of my free time this year and […]

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October 21, 2020

The Importance of Spontaneity

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By Lizzy This month, in continuing with my gap year’s unintentional theme of spontaneity, I decided to take a last-minute trip to Colorado. My grandparents live in a beautiful log cabin deep in the mountains, and I thought that visiting them would be the perfect way to start off my travels this year! Though I […]

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August 24, 2020

Learning to Take Risks

By: Admin

By Lizzy Hi! I’m Lizzy from Austin, Texas. I can’t believe I’m already one month into my gap year—I have loved every moment and am so excited to see what the rest of the year will bring!   Despite my enthusiasm, I hadn’t seriously considered taking a gap year until about 6 months ago. I love the stability and […]

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