Bloggers
Nicholas Kizewski
Senior (5th year), BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE) and the Business Certificate
Hometown: Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Country: Barcelona, Spain - Summer 2019
David Smith
Junior, Risk Management and Insurance, Real Estate, and Environmental Studies Certificate
Hometown: Port Edwards, WI
Country: Paris, France - Spring 2019
Lucia Anderson
Junior, Marketing
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Country: Hong Kong - Spring 2019
Rome Rauter
Senior, International Business and Information Systems
Hometown: Osseo, WI
Country: Vienna, Austria - Spring 2019
Recent Blog Posts
Post-Study Abroad
Bonjour! It has been a while since I’ve checked in. During the crunch time of my finals stretch in Paris, I accidentally dumped a glass of water on my computer. This kicked off a constant …
Giverny Day Trip
Bonjour, My program hosts occasional day trips to places outside of Paris. A couple days ago, I attended a trip to Giverny, where Monet’s famous house and garden is. I started out the day with …
Bus Racing
Bonjour, It’s a beautiful Tuesday morning. I get up, shower, eat some French breakfast, and spend a little time on my balcony. Now that it’s spring, some of the trees are starting to sprout leaves. …
French Cuisine
Bonjour et bienvenue, Cuisine is the French word for kitchen, and today, I will be giving you a tour of a typical French apartment kitchen. I eat breakfast every day in the kitchen and have …
Voyage de Toilette
In France, coffees are a lot smaller than American coffees. If you go to anywhere but a Starbucks to order a coffee, you will get something akin to an espresso. Sometimes you just get an …
Wisconsin Weather Abroad, a Homesickness Vaccine
Bonjour! At the IES Center in Paris, there is an ongoing joke that the week the students arrive is the coldest of the semester. This semester, that statement held true again. In fact, it snowed …
Before I Go Across the Pond
Before I Go Across the Pond… When I was in high school, I looked myself up on howmanyofme.com and realized with shock that there are over 34,000 David Smiths in the United States. Ever since, …