Salut, mes amis! Perhaps when you think of Normandy, you assume nothing but D-Day landing beaches during World War II. Or maybe you imagine cold, windy Atlantic-coast weather all year-round. Not to forget its stinky, but tasty Camembert cheese. ...well, you assumed right. Yet, there's so much more to this distinctive region in northwest France. Besides the … Continue reading Best Places to Visit in Normandy, France
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View of Corniglia in the Cinque Terre, Italy. (May 2016)
Things are about to get heated here...and I'm not talking about the summer right now. Here's the situation: for me, having grown up in Los Angeles all of my life, I can't help but feel miffed that, whenever my international friends and acquaintances tell me they want to visit the U.S., they almost always say … Continue reading Why Los Angeles is Better than New York
Bonjour, mes amis! Like many college students, I also studied abroad during my undergraduate years. Out of all of the places that I could've gone to-- Florence, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro-- I chose Paris, home to the famous (and questionably phallic-looking) Eiffel Tower, its romantic views of the Seine River, and of course, the fact that it's the … Continue reading Paris: My Study Abroad Experience
Along Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark. (July 2012)