Today was a long, busy day for all of us. We started the day with a 9:15 orientation at our school, which meant that we left our apartments at 8:30 (that's 2:30 AM for those of us who haven't yet adjusted to the time difference). I knew that CEFAM was a much smaller school than Northeastern, but I had no idea that it was this small. Not only is all of CEFAM housed in a single building no larger than the smallest on the Northeastern campus, but it also shares tha...

So, I've arrived in Lyon after a stressful, emotional, exciting and exhausting departure from the US. In the 24 hours before my flight, I made lists of places I wanted to visit while seriously considering not going on this trip- I was confused, scared and more sad than I have been in a long time at the prospect of leaving everyone I love at home, but at the same time I knew that this will be a great opportunity for me and it is now or never. My parents brought ...