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In the winter of 2019, I toyed with the idea of going to Greece for my birthday. It was my first one post-college, and I wanted to take...

The only thing I could think about was the damn lemon. It hung from our downstairs neighbor’s tree, swaying outside the living room...

It has been a long year. I have not written much; despite having the rest of my travels from last year and another séjour in Lyon to...

In the most bizarre year yet, I am finding a bright spot: I will be returning to France for another year with TAPIF! I am overjoyed to be...

One of the joys of traveling is that I love every part of the experience. From the initial planning and researching to the moment when my...

It’s hard to imagine how much the world has changed since the last time I updated this blog. (I didn’t write much in the last few months...

As I have gotten older, I have started feeling more and more like life is, to put it simply, insanity. (Perhaps this is a direct result...

With each city that I visit in France, I become more and more aware of how little Americans know of the country. As I’m sure I have made...

The first stop on my two-week adventure is none other than France’s capital. You’re probably thinking: Jasmine, why would you spend time...

I am truly baffled at the fact that we are already in February. Where has the time gone? I’m doing my best to add some spice to my life...

I know I said I would get better at keeping up with this blog, but, much like when I lived in Paris, I feel like I’m spending all my time...

Happy October from Lyon! This is the first time I have seen fall in a foreign country, and I am in a blissful state. After a honeymoon...

Bonjour à tous ! It’s ‘back to school’ season- all the stores are full of classroom supplies, school buses are out and about in the...

It must have been about ten years ago or more that I shared my birthday with Yom HaShoah, the Holocaust Remembrance Day. I remember...

We have officially reached two months in Paris, and now I can say that this is the longest I have ever been away from home. Over the...

This week marks one month in France, and I’m not sure how that’s even remotely possible. It feels like just yesterday I was wasting 10...

It should surprise no one that I’ve been doing **Jewish things** since I’ve arrived in Paris. I went to synagogue my first weekend, and...

(Note: I really did write this on my first day, but I didn't have any connection to upload it. Excuse the delay!) I haven’t seen the sun...

The visa appointment was one of the most stress-inducing twenty-four hours of my life. First, I missed the first two trains to DC I was...

I should feel like an adult by now. I’ve been 20 years old for 7 months, and I’m the oldest sibling in my family. I have multiple...