Students studying abroad at the Château de Pourtalès
By: Isabella Banich Bonjour! I noticed a few cultural differences as soon as I arrived in Strasbourg. For one, the drinks and fast food are different! A limonade doesn’t mean lemonade, it’s more of a lemon lime soda! Water isn’t free in restaurants either (and …
By: Isabella Banich Bonjour! My first few days here were hectic, to say the least! The first thing I did was unpack (I didn’t want to, but I knew it would make me feel more at home in the Château). I also met up with …
By: Lauren Krueger When I decided that I was going to move to Strasbourg, I immediately thought of all the thingsthat could go wrong. I was excited, sure, but my mind overflowed with questions. What if Idon’t make any friends? What if I can’t speak …
The city of Heidelberg, Germany was not at all what I was expecting. Other cities in Germany that I had visited bore the same similarities: new, pristine, industrious cities focused on innovation and consumerism. However, to me, Heidelberg is the hidden gem of Germany. Just …
After our visit to Germany, we hopped aboard yet another bus to Salzburg. Salzburg isn’t terribly far from Munich, which is why we decided to fit visits to these two cities into one long weekend. Salzburg was at the top of many of our travel lists, …
Other side of what? My 21st year? The Atlantic Ocean? The Franco-German border? Who knows. It’s been a while. My third week was sort of a whirlwind, not unlike the rest of my time here. Five out of my six classes were canceled and I’m …
It was 12:45am as I was talking with my parents while they were starting to wrap up their day and sit down for dinner back home in the United States. When all of a sudden two of my friends rush into the lounge and say …
When I imagined studying abroad in France, there was always one thought that was prominent in the back of my mind: Paris. Living on the eastern side of France in Strasbourg, Paris was only a short train ride away, though les grèves made booking the …
