As many of you know, I will be spending the better part of the rest of 2009 across the Atlantic in Lyon, France. From September 1st until December 20th, I will be studying at CEFAM, a business management school in the city of Lyon. That means if you happen to find yourself in and around France or the surrounding burroughs, CONTACT ME! Or better yet, plan yourself a visit.
While I am abroad, it is Northeastern's policy to document personal and academic experiences in order to get credit for the trip (to ensure that I do not have an absinthe soaked four month binge..?)
So, I supposed there was no better way to keep tabs than to jump into the 21st century and start blogging. I mean the trend is hot for fall.
Welcome to my adventures from here on out - across borders, timezones and beyond.
Naturally, I'm beginning to get pretty psyched about the whole expedition, but there are a few choice experiential gems I am particularly excited for:
I mean REAL butter, straight from the grass-fed, disease free cow to my slab of toasty french baguette. Or mayhaps baked into my fluffy croissants. Better than home no matter how I choose to spread it, because let's face it, I can believe it's not butter...
4. A bunch of twisted straw
I can hardly wait to eat at the many bouchons in Lyon. These small family run restaurants often don't even have menus but serve up only a few choices a night for dinner. As the story goes, once upon a time in Lyon, many husband and wife duos would mark their home with a bunch of straw to indicate that they were open for dinner to the public. Now that things are a little less covert, I'm still hoping to have an easy time finding some of the best food in the world at these hole in the wall restaurants without the search for grassy bundles. Because hay is for horses.
I can hardly wait to eat at the many bouchons in Lyon. These small family run restaurants often don't even have menus but serve up only a few choices a night for dinner. As the story goes, once upon a time in Lyon, many husband and wife duos would mark their home with a bunch of straw to indicate that they were open for dinner to the public. Now that things are a little less covert, I'm still hoping to have an easy time finding some of the best food in the world at these hole in the wall restaurants without the search for grassy bundles. Because hay is for horses.
3. Cotes du Rhone
...and any and ALL types of wine in the area. Luckily for me, some touristy vineyard trips are already in the works thanks to the good ole folk in charge of acclimating us aliens to France. But here's my dilemma - spit or swallow?
...and any and ALL types of wine in the area. Luckily for me, some touristy vineyard trips are already in the works thanks to the good ole folk in charge of acclimating us aliens to France. But here's my dilemma - spit or swallow?
2. "Take some night dresses as well as parties are entirely part of our lives"
Each of us get an upper class buddy, a french student at CEFAM who acts as our personal "big bro" and can answer any of our burning questions about France or classes. I was recently contacted through the magic of facebook by my CEFAM friend, whose English puts my French to shame. I asked him if there was anything in particular I should bring or pack. His response, VERBATIM: "Take some night dresses as well as parties are entirely part of our lives."
Let the good times roll.
Each of us get an upper class buddy, a french student at CEFAM who acts as our personal "big bro" and can answer any of our burning questions about France or classes. I was recently contacted through the magic of facebook by my CEFAM friend, whose English puts my French to shame. I asked him if there was anything in particular I should bring or pack. His response, VERBATIM: "Take some night dresses as well as parties are entirely part of our lives."
Let the good times roll.
1. "Wednesday, 3:30 pm: A very sexy treasure hunt thing"
All of the people I have had the pleasure to speak with thus far from Lyon have had an impeccable handle on the English language. They have an excellent website set up for us with some pointers and a list of our first few French adventures and orientation that they have planned. I did come across one choice activity that may have lost something in translation. What, praytell, might I be looking for on a sexy treasure hunt? This can't be legal in the USA.
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