Study Abroad-Marseille, France 2009

To answer the question I have been getting all last week...France was awesome. The three weeks spent were incredible. Judging by the pictures, one would guess that it was pure vacation, and when we weren't in class from 9am-5pm, it was. However, it was an experience that was definitely worth doing. The entire three weeks was an intense session of school and culture. I also met some really cool people, class mates and the French alike. I could make this post go on for pages, but instead I'll give the 30 second version and if anyone is interested in anything further, let me know.

The highlights of the schooling were:
A visit to Euromediterranee Marseille where we learned about one of the largest urban renewal projects in Eur ope.
Had guest lectures and visits from some multi-national companies located in Marseille.
Eurocopter
Gemalto
CMA CGM
L'Occitane

Saw one of the largest nuclear power sites in the world (Didn't really see it--it is getting built still)
Had classes at the EuroMed School of Management on Global Capital Markets, International Management, and guest lectures from Prof.'s from all over Europe on a variety of topics.

The tourist stuff included, the beach, food, concerts, St. Tropez, Cannes, Monaco, hiking and swimming.

I feel very lucky to have gone and fortunate enough to have a supportive family to allow me to do this. I have narrowed down the 818 pictures I took to about 390 and uploaded them to my Flickr page. I hope you enjoy them.

London to Paris

As I promised here is the write-up for our London Trip. In short the trip was amazing as I said in previous posts. We went with some friends of ours, Marianne and Ike, so when you see another couple in some of the pics you'll know who they are.

We got to fly in Business-Class from CVG to London, and that was awesome. London was a great city. I love their subways ( The Underground, I even found a blog dedicated to just the tubes here. Check it out.) The sights we saw were: Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, The Prime Meridian, The London Eye, Richmond, Henry V's Castle, EPL football game.

Moving along the trip was Paris. An amazing city to say the least, I loved the architecture there. The hostel we stayed in wasn't the best, but it worked. The main sights there were: Eiffel Tower, The Pantheon, The Louvre, Notre Dame, Arc De Triumph.

The way back home was pretty interesting, but after hitting up 4 different airports we finally landed in the SLC and it all worked out. It's going to be really hard to top that trip, but we'll find a way to do it someday!

PS-I took over 500 photos, so I only uploaded some of the better ones to my Flickr page.

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