As I mentioned in my Oxford post, our trip to Europe was to learn more about international higher education. Our next institution visit was to Cite Internationale in Paris, a residential campus for foreign students living and studying in Paris. The concept is wholly unique and really cool. Essentially, a bunch of different countries sponsor…
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The Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe was built to honor the great military victories won by Napoleon Bonaparte. It was completed after his death and now sits in the middle of a very busy roundabout in Paris. If you take the Metro, you can access the Arc from an underground tunnel that takes you to the entrance….
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Paris at night
Our first night in Paris, our tour guide dropped the ball big time and didn’t make our group of 40 dinner plans. We wound up at a pizzeria right behind our hotel. The food was surprisingly good and soothed our hanger. From there, a group of us headed back into Paris to visit the Arc…
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The golden hour at Westminster
After our day in Oxford, we arrived back in London at dinner time. I mentioned before that we wanted to make the most of our time, so we headed back out. My sorority grand-little lives in London, and I made plans to meet her for drinks after she finished work. We had a bit of time…
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Oxford, England
See photos from our time at the University of Oxford here. The town of Oxford and the university are entwined. You can walk back and forth from town to campus without really realizing it. I loved seeing the awkwardly placed lamppost, faun-shaped doorframe, and lion door that are said to have inspired C.S. Lewis and…