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Everything I Want to See When I Travel to Lyon
Posted On September 11, 2020

My name is Nicole Harward and I am an intern at This is Lyon. I’m not your typical intern, I have actually been working remotely from the United States in Reno, …

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Studying Abroad as an LGBTQ+ Male Student – Alumni Q&A
June 11, 2020

DeVanté Thomas-Pittman studied abroad in Lyon, France in Summer 2018. He is a French and German major from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. DeVanté identifies as a Black-American gay …


Cultural Immersion  / Tips & Advice
3 Tips for Adapting to a Study Abroad in France
January 7, 2020

Hello all! My name is Ivy, and I spent this past summer semester living and studying in Lyon, France. Going into my travels, I had three years of previous French …


Adventuring  / Alumni Stories  / Cultural Immersion
Experiencing the Famous Festival of Lights in Lyon, France
November 13, 2019

Around the first week of December, Lyon hosts a giant light festival all over the city. From large sculptures, projections on the buildings and spectacles in the sky, La Fête …


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Learning French Through Study Abroad
October 31, 2019

Dinner started as it always does. Around eight thirty I’m called to the table, I sit down and help serve. Every day my host family asks about my classes, how …


Alumni Stories  / Cultural Immersion
Dinner with a French Family
July 2, 2019

While studying abroad, I elected to stay in the residence halls instead of with a host family. One of the more obvious downsides is that I am missing out on …


Adventuring  / Cultural Immersion  / Tips & Advice
All the Things You Need to See in Lyon, France
April 8, 2019

France’s third biggest city is a perpetual awe. It is diverse, culturally rich, and has the vibrancy of any metropolitan area. I never found myself wondering what there was to do …


Alumni Stories
Returning to Pau 12 Years Later
April 1, 2019

Dominique Nelson is a Program Advisor for USAC France and Ireland programs. She also studied abroad in Pau, and recently had the chance to return to her study abroad destination …


Adventuring  / Cultural Immersion
Lyon’s Nature of Quaintness
March 21, 2019

I've been studying abroad in Lyon, France for five months and one of the first things I learned is it doesn’t take but an hour to travel from Lyon to …

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