Last November during my schools break, my 2 good friends and I decided to take the bus to London from Lille. I was already in Lille so the boys met up with me and we took the bus from there. You might be wondering how a bus got across the Continue Reading
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Best-friends
One of the hardest things about moving to a new place is not having the close friends and family that you had back home. At least that was the case for me. Being back here for a couple of months I’m getting to see everyone and do all of the Continue Reading
Differences in Gun Laws
About a week or so ago, there was a shooting at the Gable House bowling alley in Torrance. I’m sure many of you have heard about it, it’s been the big talk of the south bay for the last week due to the fact that we all thought we were Continue Reading
Do I want to go back?
The question that I’ve gotten asked the most since I’ve been here as been, “How do you like France?” And as you guys can probably tell by reading my other articles, I don’t love it. Sure it’s probably because I’m still getting used to it and there’s a lot of Continue Reading
Music Taste
Do French people listen to American music? The answer is YES. Just like anywhere else in the world, American music is pretty well known. Though, I assumed I would hear a lot more of it at parties and in general. People play a lot more french music than I thought. Continue Reading
“Are you happy?”
All throughout winter break and to this day the first couple of questions that people ask me when they see me for the first time since I left are, “How’s France? and “Don’t you just love it?” So of course every time I was asked it got me thinking. In Continue Reading
Thank you, Alcohol.
One of the best things about moving to France is the younger drinking age. I am legally allowed to purchase and drink alcoholic beverages. It is SO cool. Coming from the U.S. where the drinking age is 21 and very strongly enforced, it’s been so awesome to get to drink Continue Reading
My Fashion
Obviously French and American fashion trends are incredibly different just like any two countries really. But, I noticed it especially because when I moved all of my clothes were very California surfer style which were strange over there. Also everything I had was way too cold for the weather there. Continue Reading
The sad truth about surfing
When I left for France I took my new surfboard along with me. I knew that there were not really any waves in La Rochelle, but I had done tons of research and found that there was surf on a couple of islands right off the coast. I love surfing Continue Reading
Mmm… Ratatouille
Ratatouille is a popular french dish. Most of you might be familiar with this dish due to the Disney movie made about it, Ratatouille. A simple ratatouille has eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onions, and tomatoes along with a bunch of different spices. My mom, just like many other french parents, used Continue Reading