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 hostContinue reading “College Dorms, Host Families, and With Parents-Where is ‘Home’?”
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Protest Culture in France and the U.S.
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 cancellingContinue reading “Protest Culture in France and the U.S.”
COVID-19 and Systemic Issues in the U.S.
Due to the spread of COVID-19, much of the U.S. has put social distancing measures into effect, closing schools and businesses, and advising against social gatherings or domestic travel of any kind. Unfortunately, the pandemic has placed huge stress on an already strained country, showcasing the flaws in many vital systems. Essential to the survivalContinue reading “COVID-19 and Systemic Issues in the U.S.”
From Laid-Back France to Unending ‘Coronacation’: A New England Need for Structure
As we adapted to life in France, many of us noted how much more time we seemed to have, how the lack of homework and intensity in classes sometimes made us feel like we weren’t even taking classes. Compared to academic life at BU, UGA was a breath of fresh air, though sometimes surreal. Then,Continue reading “From Laid-Back France to Unending ‘Coronacation’: A New England Need for Structure”
Why Americans Are Starting So Many Projects–And Haven’t Before Now
As people around the world isolate themselves to slow the spread of COVID-19, many find themselves with an unexpected abundance of time, and are starting projects or learning new skills to fill the days. Bread baking, gardening, painting, embroidery, and mask-sewing are just some of the projects isolated people have begun to take up inContinue reading “Why Americans Are Starting So Many Projects–And Haven’t Before Now”
France vs The U.S. on Flattening the Curve
My last full day in France was spent in a nearly abandoned Lyon. My girlfriend and I went to Marché St Antoine where vendors wore masks and passed food and money back and forth in gloved hands–an irony not lost on us as we ate our bread by the river. On midnight the night before,Continue reading “France vs The U.S. on Flattening the Curve”
Julianna Hill 