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Tag: Paris

  • The Art of Describing Yourself

    In the midst of med school apps a couple weeks ago, I ran across these essays in the NY Times last week. They were a part of this main article that discussed a “new” type of college essays that are emerging, ones where the writers take huge risks in relation to what one usually thinks […]

  • Pardon My French

    Houston weather often “forgets” that there are seasons, especially when it comes to fall and winter, so the recent chilly days over here have been true breaths of fresh air. It actually feels like fall today. It’s definitely putting me in a Paris state of mind (I’m always partly in a Paris state of mind, […]

  • TRE v. RER

    This summer, I take the TRE train into Dallas every morning to work in my research lab. The first thing I remembered as I stepped onto that train the morning I began my summer commute was its similarity to Paris’ RER. The way that I could take in the Dallas skyline as the train slowly […]

  • Resurrection

    I’ve long returned from my beautiful time of living in Paris… about 6 months ago, to be exact. I’ve yo-yoed back and forth about updating my blog here concerning my time in Paris, thinking it was way too late to have regular blog posts again about all things Paris. But it’s never too late to […]

  • A European adventure soon? Check.

    Looking at my calendar, there’s now only 40 days until I leave for Paris. It’s kind of nerve-racking! I feel like there is so much I need to do before August 24th comes…and I guess because that’s true: I need to start shopping for the things I need. One of my friends is already on […]