Getting comfortable

May 23, 2017

We are staying at a nice, cozy hotel called ‘Hotel Ibis’ in eastern Paris. It is in a convenient location because it is a 4-minute walk from the metro station, which we use to get to the heart of the city. It is also right next to a huge shopping center that has many restaurants and beautiful shops. Everything you need is right there! Every morning we all look forward to the delicious breakfast that is served in the hotel’s dining room. Breakfast consists of a buffet of freshly made croissants and baguettes, cheeses, cold cuts, fruits, cereal, and much more! There’s no better feeling than eating as much as you want before you start the busy day. Unfortunately, We will be leaving Hotel Ibis and Paris as we depart for Annecy soon. It will be sad to leave what has been our base for the past few days!

It has been super easy getting to meet other students in the group. We do a lot of walking together, especially during the day when we have different tours, and you will easily find yourself walking next to a different person each time! Additionally, when it’s time for lunch we split up and have lunch in smaller groups before we all meet up at a certain location as a larger group. What is interesting is that no small group ever stays the same; you will definitely find yourself having lunch with a different group of people than you did the day before! These are good times to talk to someone you haven’t really spoken to previously, and to bond with your fellow classmates. It always amazes me how much people tend to have in common.

Only a week has gone by and I feel like I know everyone on this dialogue quite well. I am excited to get to know them even better as the dialogue progresses!

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Richard Nzekwu

Hello! My name is Richard Nzekwu and I am from Nigeria. I am going into my fourth year at Northeastern, with a major in International Affairs and a minor in French. I am especially excited at the prospect of studying French culture through movie comedy. As an avid film lover, I consider this a very interesting way to study the culture, and I am confident that the experience will impact me profoundly. I also would like to practice my spoken French in order to achieve significant fluency by the end of the program. My goals for studying abroad are to learn and appreciate the differences between my culture and others, and to gain autonomy and confidence in a different culture. One fun fact about myself is that although I am an International Affairs major (and HATE math), my dream job is to work for NASA and become an astronaut. I am extremely interested in traveling, nature, trying new foods, taking pictures, and meeting people from different backgrounds and nationalities! I hope you enjoy reading this blog as much as I enjoyed making it!