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Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – History and Culture
Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – History and Culture … … France has modernized with the times. There are new buildings, roads, and Wi-Fi nearly everywhere. But unlike American, France is old. We’re talking really old. Even with the modern conveniences, France is downright stuck in the past, but in a good way! […]
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Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – Food and Dining
Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – Food and Dining … … The type of food one encountered at mealtimes all depended on the meal, except for bread. Bread is accessible at all times during the day; it is the staple of the French diet (that and wine, arguably). Breakfast was grain paradise. Bread, […]
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Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – City Life
Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – City Life … … Let me tell you about my one true love, the Paris metro system. I have never been one who enjoys driving. I have a car and yes, it is a great convenience, but it is also a great burden. I remember the days long […]
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Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – Family Life
Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – Family Life … … My daily routine was as follows, and denoted in the twenty-four hour system. For weekends, take away class time and replace it with an excursion. Though I honestly could have gone to bed any time I wanted (it’s not like host mom gave me […]
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Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – Life at School
Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – Life at School … … What fun to be back in high school, a place I vowed never again to return and had made every effort to depart from at my earliest convenience. Life at school felt rather relaxed. Kids have lockers, which they may share with […]
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Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Travel
Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Travel … … Traveling was truly a breeze. I really psyched myself out about it but in the end when all was said and done everything went accordingly. None of my belongings were missing except for a pair of shorts I lost in Arenal, airport security didn’t […]
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Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining
Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining … … Costa Rica has so much to offer, especially when it comes to food. Between pizza slices bigger than my head and a host mother who insisted on me carrying empanadas out the door- I was never hungry in Costa Rica. Every dining experience […]
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Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life
Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life … … We traveled to a handful of cities and villages and although all of them had things in common none of them gave the same experience. There were various ways to get from place to place and they were all interesting in their own […]
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Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home
Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home … … I was terrified to stay with a host family. That is the only part of the entire trip that concerned me pre-departure. It was to the point where I almost considered not even applying to study abroad because I was too scared to […]
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Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language
Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language … … Despite already having a little bit of a background knowledge with the language there were a few bumps in the road. Among them were dialect, the speed at which some folks spoke, and my big ol’ American accent. Overall it was pretty easy […]