“The ‘Économie Descriptive’ course allowed me to study economics through the French perspective and understand
the main structural and institutional differences with the United States.”
– Mateo Fiorentino ’20, Williams College
My favorite part of the internship at the Secours Populaire was the two weeks I spent at Rue Montcalm, their
food pantry. In the morning I stocked shelves in the basement, where they keep meticulous
track of every single food/toiletry item they have. […] They provide lunch there
and everyone eats together in the kitchen, which was a really wholesome and uniquely French
experience. In the afternoons they open for business, and I helped hand out a full shopping
cart’s worth of products to everyone who came through.”
– Mercedes Girona ’20, Hamilton College
“I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that my ‘Emancipation of Women’ class covered not only French literature and art, but also one of my favorite topics, women in science. We read about the history of women in medicine, including Marie Curie, who lived in Paris. When my professor presented us with an open- ended final project for the class, I chose to research and write about Marie Curie.”
– Kate Gannon ’20, Colby College
