Tag: travel
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VFS Global Visa App Experience

The only thing more stressful than moving to another country during a global pandemic was getting the visa for my trip. When I applied for my visa to study abroad in France in 2018, everything seemed unnecessarily complicated and over-the-top, and let’s just say that nothing has changed since then… And it seems like things…
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IAD to CDG Airplane Thoughts

The following is a compilation of contemplations and outbursts during my recent flight from Washington, D.C. to Paris. All times are in the EST time zone: 6:39 PM – I actually made friends with the people sitting next to me, and then the flight attendant moved me up to a seat with nobody next to…
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Bon Voyage

Months of planning and preparation have passed, and today is the day! I’m at Dulles International Airport, and in not long, I’m moving to Paris! The trip just to the airport was long and stressful enough (who knew that the oil needs to be changed so frequently), and things didn’t get easier at the airport.…
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I’m Moving to France!

Now that my visa has arrived and everything is officially official… I am super excited to share that I’m moving to France in under a week! This seriously seems surreal to write, especially since I’m leaving my career progress, family members, and friends in the U.S. Plus… Ever heard of COVID-19? Even though I know…
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Arizona Girls’ Trip

After our senior year spring break and Tulane graduation both got cancelled due to COVID-19, my friends and I knew that we had to get back together and find a way to celebrate once it was safe to do so. We kicked off our summer this year with a reunion girls’ trip to Arizona, complete…
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New Orleans Restaurant Highlights

There will never be a single all-encompassing list of all the best food and drink spots in this incredible city, but I took this as a challenge and did my best to compile some of my favorites based on my five years living in NOLA. I definitely classify myself as a foodie, so although this…
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Five Years in New Orleans

“I’m not going to lay down in words the lure of this place. Every great writer in the land, from Faulkner to Twain to Rice to Ford, has tried to do it and fallen short. It is impossible to capture the essence, tolerance, and spirit of south Louisiana in words and to try is to…
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PLENty to do in D.C.

Happy end of the second week of classes! Other people at Tulane may refer to this as the end of the third week of classes for the semester, but I made the bold move of skipping the first week to attend the PLEN Women in Public Policy conference in D.C. After spending last summer in…
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Senior Year @ Tulane!

And we’re back with some updates! I’m just finishing up with midterms and wanted to write a bit about my senior year and what I have been up to in New Orleans. Like usual, I have been staying busy! I am in 19 credit hours, have taken on some new leadership roles, and try to…
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D.C. Cupcake Shops, Ranked

This summer, I have been working on a very important research project. No, it is not my senior honors thesis— don’t worry, I have made no progress on that. I set out to try all the best cupcake shops in D.C., and since I had a full ten weeks to carry out this mission and…
