My cultural observations during a 1/2 semester in Grenoble and after returning to the U.S.
About
My name is Julianna Hill and I’m an engineering student who studied abroad in Grenoble and was sent home to the U.S. because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog encapsulates some cultural observations and comparisons from my time in France.
For many college students, the concept of ‘home’ is fluid, and being sent home from university has proved stressful and confusing. At school, ‘going home’ can mean walking back to your room on campus, or getting on a plane to visit your parents. When studying abroad, I was excited to come ‘home’ to my host…
Our first week in France, we heard about and saw multiple protests and strikes throughout Grenoble. In the following two months, protests and strikes became almost a normal occurrence, with students protesting outside of the DLST and handing out flyers, a group of teachers striking and blocking the tram from getting to campus effectively cancelling…
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Julianna Hill