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I Made a Giant Flying Robot Spider Pee

By the time I got to my arachnid adventures, I’d already seen a gigantic wooden elephant, watched a bunch of mechanical sea creatures move in creaking patterns on the Carrousel des Mondes Marins, and ridden a sea serpent. So my day was off to a fantastic start, and to make it better the sky was overcast and sprinkling slightly, and I love rain (and the rain was about to get much more intense). This was several weekends ago during the IES Abroad outing to the Machines de l’Ile, one of Nantes’s main attractions.

Kiwi Land

This past weekend I spent 4 days in Queenstown, New Zealand. Overall, this city is a MUST visit and is definitely my favourite city so far. It is basically a college students dream place because majority of the people living there are in their 20’s and might be the friendliest people I have ever met.

I travelled to Queenstown with two of my best friends and we stayed at the HeartLand hotel right outside of town. I would definitely recommend staying there, it was inexpensive and amazing location (only a 5-minute walk to town).

coping with homesickness feat. Disneyland

My first few weeks here I was suffering from the worst case of homesickness. Starting that very first night sitting alone in my little chambre de bonne, I just laid in bed bawling my eyes out, texting my mom about how much of a mistake I thought I had just made by coming here. I had gone through the whole summer not preparing myself for abroad at all so everything about leaving home hit me like a ton of bricks in one moment.

je suis allé a Normandy

My biggest piece of advice when studying with IES Abroad is signing up for any and all excursions offered. It's an amazing opportunity to see more of France without worrying about finding it on your own. Plus it's all covered in what you have already paid so why not take a weekend of prepaid tours and food? So far my favorite trip has been our overnight trip to Normandy. It's hard for me to describe just how special this experience was, but for the sake of the blog I'm going to try my best.

The Midway Slump and Midterms

Time update: I have been in Siena for 50 days, and there are only 51 days left in the program. So basically, my time here is halfway over, which is mind-boggling, exciting and terrifying all at the same time. I've gotten into a steady routine here, which is much appreciated because it has helped restore a sense of normality, and makes me feel as if I'm actually living in Siena, as opposed to just being a tourist.

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