Meet France Students

Charlotte shares about her spending her spring break in Lyon, Annecy, Paris, and Corsica.

Charlotte shares about her experience celebrating Easter with her host family in the beaches of Brest.

Zoe shares about her recent Independent Travel trip to Strasbourg with her friend.

Charlotte shares about her independent travel trip to Nice with some friends and how sometimes, it's better to not follow the itinerary and go with the flow cause you'll never know what may happen. 

Zoe shares her time in Rennes with her father who was visiting, including the memorable dinner she had with her father and her host family. 

Charlotte shares her experiences from her weekly volunteering with her friends at a nursing home in Rennes, participating in fun activities and having engaging conversations with the residents. 

Charlotte reflects on her experience being a sister, specifically an older sister, as someone who grew up with brothers in the States. She also got to experience her host family and American family meeting each other, which also meant her siblings meeting each other too.

Zoe talks about her time baking a Galette des Rois or “King's Cake” that's traditionally eaten every January in France and her host family trying it.

Zoe shares about her day trip to Saint-Malo with her mother and how she noticed similarities between there and her home in Hawai'i.

Charlotte shares about her most memorable time this semester, which was an independent travel day trip to Paris with her friends. 

Maya tells about her Friends-giving dinner event she had with her SYA friends as a way to spend the holidays. 

Madi reflects on her semester abroad in France and how much she has grown within herself and her views on the surrounding environment. 

Maya describes her encounter with entering her host family's castle.

Zoe shares about visiting the Dune du Pilat during the all-school trip to Bordeaux.

Madi tells a story about a carnival ride her and her friends went on in Bordeaux that's equally amusing and terrifying.

Zoe shares her story of crossing the bay at Mont-Saint-Michel during a school day trip. 

Charlotte shares her story of a funny encounter she had with her host family as well as discussing her adjusting to living with a new family.

Madi shares her experience so far in France. She shares about her missing her family and friends back home, but also about discovering herself. 

Maya shares her experience from a wonderful cooking class she took in Rennes.

As the school year reaches an end, Abbie reflects on the last nine months of her time in France. She begins to appreciate the little things in her life as well as cherish both the ups and downs in her achingly, beautifully real year.