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A Franc for Your Thoughts: O Happy Day!
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Thursday, July 12, 2012. Wednesday marked our second weekly excursion. The destination(s) this week? Jane Austen’s house in Chawton and burial place in Winchester! Chawton is the post-card perfect little town, with winding narrow streets, thatched-roof cottages, and rolling green farmlands. (I nearly died upon seeing some of the cottages. On a scale of 1 to quaint, they put the Martha’s Vineyard vacation homes to shame! Chawton Cottages: when can I move in? I mean, I barely came up to their noses! It was...
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A Franc for Your Thoughts: June 2011
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011. June 8, 2011. Met mme clay at 1:30 today for her to show us the student entrance to the Louvre. She also showed us how to get to the shops beneath the Louvre via the metro. We walked around in the shops for a bit. There was a super pretty embroidery shop with a ditty bag embroidered to look like it was a Paris postcard. It was super cute! They also had a bread basket towel with the same design, so I might have to go back and get that. The upstairs is reserved for reading, which i...
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A Franc for Your Thoughts: May 2011
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Monday, May 30, 2011. B2: Mon Galette et Moi. J’ai mange un “Galette de Mois” avec raclette (un fromage qu’est normalement fondu) avec des pommes de terres et jambon.) Oh! Il a été delicieux! Il a fondu dans ma bouche et il a été merveilleux. Je ne voulu pas finir. Mon Galette et Moi. Pour boir, nous avait un cidre. Il a éte gazeifié tellement je ne l’aime pas beaucoup. Et alors, pour les desserts, mon amie Elizabeth et moi avons mangé un crêpe avec banane et chocolat. Parle avec succulent! The security ...
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A Franc for Your Thoughts: Eat, Love, Rome.
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Sunday, May 19, 2013. Eat, Love, Rome. Yesterday, I had the most glorious day. It was our one day to spend time exploring Rome, and although I chickened out of climbing to the top of the dome at St. Peter's Basilica, I had a terrific day nonetheless. I could not've planned it better! To buy (you guessed it! Camembert and bread for lunch. After waiting in line at the register for what seemed to be forever- they were severely understaffed- I made it back to the hotel with just enough time to store my purch...
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A Franc for Your Thoughts: British London 10K
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Sunday, July 8, 2012. From my fundraising website at http:/ www.justgiving.com/medotoole. In another of the world's largest and oldest cities. After my running experience in Paris, I felt a true sense of 'community' with those who lived and worked in my arrondissement. Although I will be living in and studying at Oxford(! Written over a month ago, this passage explains my experience running in Paris last summer and my enthusiasm at the prospect of running in London. Today, that dream became a reality.
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A Franc for Your Thoughts: Bienvenue a Frankfurt
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Im here. In Europe. Where scarves are an everyday accessory and where there is no shortage of capri-clad, satchel-bearing men. Where the array of languages spoken- German, FRENCH, Spanish, Italian, Chinese- wraps around you in a disorienting blanket with the promise of adventure. I return to writing- a commencement of words- after a commencement of my own. Four days ago, I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Clemson University as a bright-eyed alumna ready to take on the world. By this ...
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A Franc for Your Thoughts: Viva la Roma
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Thursday, May 16, 2013. Ya'll, I love Rome. Yesterday, we walked through five thousand years of history, seeing the colosseum, the Ancient Roman ruins, the place where Caesar was cremated and where Marc Antony would've delivered his famous speech had, ya know, Shakespeare lived a few thousand years earlier. Today- oh, today! We strolled through the Vatican museums and although we only saw the painting exhibit, it was fascinating to literally live art history, culminating at a Raphael exhibit. Speaking of...
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A Franc for Your Thoughts: Venezia!
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A Franc for Your Thoughts: Croquet Champs
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Monday, July 9, 2012. So guess what I did today? We played on the lawn in front of New Building (for the only two things you can do on the lawn are sit and play croquet) and the rain held off just long enough for us to enjoy a quick match before champagne in the cloisters, lecture, and high table. It was so much fun! As a golf side note, I’ve met a friend who offered—multiple times—to take me to Augusta in the Spring(! N othing quite as exhilarating as a match of croquet. Yesterday after the race, I was ...
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A Franc for Your Thoughts: June 2012
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Monday, June 25, 2012. First Day à Paris! What a whirlwind first day in Paris! Once I got to Paris and survived a train change at Châtlet (Julie G, you know how much of a nightmare this is with luggage), I easily found a bank across from the hostel and checked in. The hostel is really…hip. Clean and hip. As long as it’s clean, I’m happy, and the Montmartre-worthy décor is an added bonus. The hostel, Oops! Nor can I tell when one day rolled over to the next. Maybe jet lag has a side effect of brain la...