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Cute villages and historical religious buildings. An olive oil factory and a Roman amphitheater. A 2000-year-old aqueduct bridge called le Pont du Gard—these are a few of the things we saw during our weekend in northern Provence. Here is a video along with some photos from our trip!

Ever seen an American student walking the streets of Paris with an old-style film camera? That may have been Mackey O'Keefe, a Bowdoin College student who spends this semester with Hamilton in France. Here are a few of his pictures, along with an interview about his interest for street photography. [Translation to English was made … Continue reading Mackey Captures The Streets

For their theater class, students recently saw Albert Camus's Les Justes (The Just Assassins), directed by French rapper and author Abd al Malik. In his interpretation, Malik chose to add original features such as music, spoken word and poetry (see the New York Times article about the play). Viv Daniel '21, from Bowdoin College, asked … Continue reading [VIDEO] Students Comment On Abd Al Malik’s Version Of “Les Justes”

A new achievement for Hamilton College student Eli Marris '21: on a fall weekend, Eli went to the Eiffel Tower, at the starting line of the "20km de Paris". How did the race go? Let's find out. [Translation to English was made by Hamilton in France] Est-ce que tu peux présenter un peu la course … Continue reading Running The “20km De Paris”

Living in France as an exchange student is filled with these little moments when you learn about a surprising cultural habit at dinner, or when you realize you have become more confident with speaking the language, or when you see a place that you had only seen in a picture before. Hamilton in France students … Continue reading Details Of Daily Life

A World Politics and French major at Hamilton College, Claire Nam '21 just started her classes in Paris. She describes what her first week was like for her. What classes did you follow on your first week? The four courses I took are "French Grammar", "France-Europe", "Anthropology and Sociology Of The Family", and "Language and … Continue reading First Week Of Class

Here we are! Students have safely landed on this curious planet that people call Paris. Orientation week was composed of French classes, city and university tours, and also a treasure hunt that involved a few selfies... We are now ready for the "rentrée" on Monday 📚

The kickoff for the 2019-20 edition of Hamilton in France took place in Biarritz with orientation week, and the city has treated us well! Among other things, we learned how to make a typical cake from the region (the Gâteau Basque), visited a farm that grows Espelette peppers (Atelier du Piment d'Espelette), another one that … Continue reading Hamilton In France 2019-20, Chapter I: The Basque Country

Maddie Rodden '20, a student from Hamilton College, tells us about her internship at a Paris-based feminist collective during her 2019 spring semester with Hamilton in France. For about two months during my semester in Paris, I pursued an internship with a feminist network and collective called “Ruptures.” I spent two and a half days … Continue reading Feminism In France

Last semester, Mercedes and Théo took a course in sociolinguistics at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University. What is sociolinguistics? Let's find out...