While I’m on this trip through Duke’s Study Abroad program, I’ll be taking two French language/culture classes and working on bettering my French speaking, reading, and writing skills. This will be my eighth or ninth time in this fantastic city, and I can’t wait to return to my favorite museums and cafes and discover new places with new friends. Yes, Paris! Oh la la! C’est la ville de mon cœur. After a bit of convincing within the French department (I had to take 2 French courses in one semester in order to go on this trip!) and many consultations with financial aid, I finally succeeded in embarking on this exciting adventure to Paris. I was lucky enough to have grown up traveling, so I always imagined that I would complete at least a part of my studies abroad. A greater passion of mine, however, is traveling. Although I’m surely not unique, good coffee is one of my greatest pleasures. At home, I have a lovely community of friends, family, and regulars (regular customers) from the cafe I worked at for two years. I am from the sunny, relaxed town of San Clemente, California, right on the beach. I am 19 and spend nearly all of my free time listening to French podcasts or watching French TV series, reading, cooking, and cafe-hopping. Read more of Isabella's entries here.īonjour! My name is Isa– short for Isabella. This is the first in a series of diary entries by Isabella Helton, one of a group of Duke students who will write about their summer travels for Duke Today.
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