From what we were told, Paris was supposed to be relatively warm with highs in the upper 80s (in Fahrenheit, of course) but for some reason the weather has been unseasonably cold. For instance, this morning as we were leaving for our morning appointment, the temperature was 56 degrees and the high today is only 64 degrees. I think we've literally had to dress for every season since we've been in Europe. This morning we met with the EU Institute for Security Stu...

This day has been so long that it very well could have been two days rolled into one. First, after having breakfast at the hotel, we took the metro to The Louvre and waited in line for tickets for thirty minutes. Now, thirty minutes may sound like a long time, but if you could only have seen how long that line was, you might say that thirty minutes is more like the speed of lightning. When we got to the end of the line, it looked as though we would be there for d...

After breakfast this morning at the chateau, all of the student groups had a guest lecture from a French volunteer at Amnesty International. Before the lecture, I only knew of Amnesty International for the work they do in relation to human rights and their part in the fight against human trafficking, but from what I gathered from the lecture, Amnesty basically deals with the fight for freedom, justice, and equality for all...that's the overarching mission, but th...