As I fly over the Atlantic Ocean, hurtling towards the United States, it finally dawns on me that my semester abroad has come to an end. It didn’t hit me…
AIFS Program: Grenoble, France | School: Rhodes College | Bio: My name is Makenna Brandt. I am beyond excited to study abroad in Grenoble, France for four months! I chose France because I wanted to immerse myself in French language and culture, and Grenoble specifically because I wanted to live somewhere that would stun me with its beauty every day. I’m originally from Austin, Texas, and I currently study International Studies and French at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. A fun fact about me is that I have a pet snake named Monty the Python who sits on my lap while we watch Netflix together.
As I fly over the Atlantic Ocean, hurtling towards the United States, it finally dawns on me that my semester abroad has come to an end. It didn’t hit me…
Making new friends has never been my strong suit. As an introverted person, I have a hard time approaching strangers for anything, let alone to build some sort of companionship.…
Every night, my host mom calls “À table!” to alert me that dinner is ready. My host dad loves to cook, and makes something different nearly every meal, so I…
My displacement from one continent to another happened in what could only be described in a sleep-deprived haze. It seemed as if I awoke one morning not at home, but…