Throughout my adolescence living in Torrance I was always pretty motivated to do something big. For example, when I was younger I would spend 40 hours a week at the gym so that I could become a professional Olympic gymnast. That dream died off when I quit at 12 years Continue Reading
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CARS
One thing that is crazy different in France vs. America are the cars. In America usually if you are stuck at a stop light you won’t see two of the same cars. They might be the same brand but the chance that they are the same brand, the same model, Continue Reading
American’s thoughts on France
Around Christmas time I put up some questions on my instagram story regarding my friends opinions on France. I thought after hearing a French person’s opinion on America you might want to hear the opposite opinion, that of American’s who have not been to France yet. What do you think Continue Reading
The 2-day Journey Back Home
The hardest part about living abroad is being so far from home. A couple days ago I traveled back home for the holidays. It took me two days. Granted, my dad bought the cheapest possible ticket because well, I’m 18 and I should be able to endure some uncomfortable traveling. Continue Reading
Student Discounts
I don’t know if any of you have ever fallen into the trap of the “student discount” in America, but I know I have. You know, the one’s that you think are discounts but they’re really just scams that suck you into paying for something that you never would have Continue Reading
Who’s ready to PARTAYYYY
One of the things that I knew would change the most when I came to France was the partying. The reason I knew it would change a lot is because the drinking age is 18 and the culture is so different. Though it is pretty cool, since I’ve been here Continue Reading
McDonald’s a la Française
“An American that doesn’t like McDonalds? WHAT?” When I was little (say 9 or 10) my mom showed me a movie called Super Size Me. I’m sure most of you know this movie, but if you don’t it’s pretty much about a guy (Morgan Spurlock) eating nothing but McDonald’s for Continue Reading
Léo’s thoughts on the U.S.A.
Léo is my friend from class and he is coming to live in Torrance with my family and I for the months of January and February 2019 in order for him and I to complete our volunteer mission for school and for Léo to visit So Cal. He has never Continue Reading
We are “a thing”. You mean dating?
Alright so what’s dating like? There are still the players, the sweet guys, the funny guys, the athletes and other different types of guys but the differences lie in how the dating actually occurs. This article comes in the form of a story. I have only almost dated one person Continue Reading
New Opinion: Cigarettes
If you ask anyone from California (and most parts of the U.S.) their opinion on cigarettes, most will tell you that they are bad, pointless and if you smoke them you will die of cancer. And yes they are bad, I’m not defending them. But before moving to France my Continue Reading