Aero: Kayli Schocken – France 2014 – City Life

Aero: Kayli Schocken – France 2014 – City Life City life in France is not only much different than rural life in France, but it’s very different than any American city I’ve been to. The two major cities we visited were Rennes and Paris. The first thing I admired about cities in France is their use […]

Aero: Kayli Schocken – France 2014 – Family Life

Aero: Kayli Schocken – France 2014 – Family Life Living with a host family was one of the most exciting parts of this trip. This part of the experience allowed me to be completely existent in French culture. I was forced to live life as a French person, something I would have never been able to […]

Aero: Kayli Schocken – France 2014 – Life at School

Aero: Kayli Schocken – France 2014 – Life at School I wasn’t sure what to expect when I was told we would be attending a French High School for the first few days of our trip.  However, what I did imagine wasn’t even close to what the school was really like. When we first got there, […]

Aero: Gabrielle Johnson – France 2014 – Family Life

Aero: Gabrielle Johnson – France 2014 – Family Life Living with a host family was one of the most unique and educating aspects of my trip. I had to opportunity to peek into the lives of a family structure that was completely opposite of my own. Coming from a family of 5 siblings and with friends coming […]

Aero: Gabrielle Johnson – France 2014 – Life at School

Aero: Gabrielle Johnson – France 2014 – Life at School The school I attended in Vitré was very similar to an American high school. However, it also included a BTS in the same building. A BTS is most similar to a community college that only has courses in a specific field of interest. It is a bit […]

Aero: Katie Zawisa – Costa Rica 2014 – Life at School

Aero: Katie Zawisa – Costa Rica 2014 – Life at School When I was told that I’d be taking a Spanish class while in Costa Rica, I got nervous. I was picturing, what I think of as a typical classroom, chairs and desks all in rows with the teacher at the chalkboard and at least […]

Aero: Katie Zawisa – Costa Rica 2014 – Family Life

Aero: Katie Zawisa – Costa Rica 2014 – Family Life Have you ever meet people who were just so intoxicating, you couldn’t help but like them right away? Well that was my family. I lived in a house with Sharon Salas, her father and mother, “Mama-tita.” My host mother was Sharon but by the time […]

Aero: Katie Zawisa – Costa Rica 2014 – City Life

Aero: Katie Zawisa – Costa Rica 2014 – City Life This city fit like a glove for me. I’ve always had that piece of me that’s wanted to live in a city but never thought I could make it in huge and expensive New York or Boston. Colorful buildings that are typically 1-2 stories high […]

Aero: Katie Heubusch – Costa Rica 2014 – City Life

Aero: Katie Heubusch – Costa Rica 2014 – City Life Life in Alajuela was very different from what I’m used to. I come from Buffalo, but I live in a suburb so I’m well immersed in city life, but I live in a quiet neighborhood with fairly large houses. The population of my city with […]

Aero: Katie Heubusch – Costa Rica 2014 – Family Life

Aero: Katie Heubusch – Costa Rica 2014 – Family Life Living with a host family was the best, and most important part of this trip for me. Living with my host father Marco, host mother Maria Marta, and host brother Marco was the most enjoyable and educational piece to this crazy puzzle. This experience allowed […]