Paris Fine Dinning When in Paris one thing you can not miss is a set menu gourmet meal. It gives you the opportunity to try things you normally wouldn’t to experience a several course meal that will bring your pallet on a journey. My fine dinning experience was at Restaurant Louis by chef Stéphane Pitré. Let […]
Chez Imogène, Paris
Bretagne (Brittany France) In my opinion one of the best ways to get to know a region or country is by the food. I found it fascinating when I lived in France and realized how each different region so clearly had it’s own cuisine and specialties that you couldn’t find anywhere else. When I was […]
Things you won’t know unless you’ve studied abroad
The experience of a lifetime I’m sure that everyone has that friend that studied abroad for some amount of time and can’t seem to shut up about it. Well, I am that friend. That one person who studied abroad and swears that it “changed their life” all of a sudden things they used to eat […]
Being an Exchange Student
Going Abroad Being an exchange student. This means different things to different people. For me I have both been an exchange student, hosted an exchange student, and befriended many exchange students. You can go abroad all over the world and experience a completely different life. What does this mean you ask? It means leaving your […]
Reims Cathedral, France
The Cathedral Light Shows in France Before coming to France I had never heard of a cathedral being lit up with a color show. Little did I know that even existed. So when my amazing host family told me they would be taking me to a special cathedral lights show in Reims, I was thrilled […]
Through My Eyes: Paris
The City of Lights The last time I saw Paris, her heart was warm and gay, I heard the laughter of her heart in every street café. -Oscar Hammerstein II Ah Paris… A city known throughout the world for art, fashion, beauty, and food. There is so much to see and do in Paris it […]
Changing Host Families
Life with a host family I had been living with my host family near Lille for 5 months. In the beginning I had the usual ‘honeymoon stage’ where I was just so incredibly happy to be in France that I was happy no matter what. That stage lasted from September 4th to October 1st. It […]
Christmas Traditions in France
Christmas in France Even well before Christmas you can start to feel the holiday spirit. I was in Lille this Christmas and it was incredible. With a giant Ferris wheel in the town square that played loud Christmas tunes. A giant Christmas tree, and lots of other Christmas decorations too. There was also, of course, […]
Recipe: Pot-Au-Feu
A Traditional French Repa I recently was given the honor of trying the traditional French meal Pot-Au-Feu (pot of fire in English). It is a special meal that used to be a typical meal for the middle class French family. However in the modern age the time and preparation it takes, it has become a […]
The Welsh Special, Lille
What to eat in Lille France I have been to Lille several times now, it is a melting pot of different cuisines, restaurants, and tastes. So today I decided to share with you a special dish in Lille that I think everyone should try at least once. It is called The Welsh Special. I tried […]