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December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 jribrault

[Video] Excursion in Northern Provence

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!

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 jribrault

Mackey Captures The Streets

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

September 20, 2019October 18, 2019 jribrault

First week of class

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

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“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

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