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"It's for you!" Without a doubt, it will be helpful to have a cell phone while abroad. You’re going to be making a lot of friends, and you’ll want to meet up on the weekends or after class. You’ll also want to maintain contact with family members and loved ones while you’re away. As [...] Two weeks ago, a group of small group students said goodbye to their parents and close friends, toted over- or under-packed bags to the local airport, and boarded planes all headed to the same destination: Paris, France. We sat anxiously for hours, half-heartedly watching movies in a futile attempt to calm our nerves, yet all [...] Europe is old. You’re going to get that impression pretty quickly if you choose to study at one of Aspire by API’s sites in France, Italy, Spain, or Ireland. Reminders of the past are commonplace throughout all of these sites: you’ll see statues, plaques, and memorials on almost every street and town square. You’ll [...] Why not take a gap year or gap semester with Aspire by API? Fall/Year deadlines are extended! Grenoble: Intensive French Language Program Paris: French Language & Culture Program Fall/Year deadline: May 25, 2011 Cork: National University of Ireland Limerick: University of Limerick Fall/Year deadline: May 25, 2011 Rome: Super-Intensive Italian Program Rome: [...] Several Aspire by API summer application deadlines that were April 1 have been extended through April 10 so that students still have the opportunity to apply for an amazing study abroad experience! The following program application deadlines have been extended through April 10: Paris, France Florence, Italy Salamanca, Spain Don’t miss your chance at [...] Are you still not sure where it is that you want to go next semester? You’ve now got more time to decide! Aspire by API is extending application deadlines for all spring semester programs in France, Ireland, Italy and Spain until October 30th, 2011! Visit the Aspire by API website for more information on specific [...] Parisians enjoy a good outdoor market, so one can find a variety of markets almost any day of the week! Last weekend we visited a flea market on Saturday morning and a produce market on Sunday. The flea market we went to is located in the 20th arrondissement at Porte de Montreuil, in the northeast [...] Last week we attended a concert at La Sainte Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), an amazing gothic chapel built in the 13th century and located in the heart of Paris on Ile de la Cité. The concert group consisted of five women: three violinists, a cellist, and a vocalist, and they performed primarily a variety of [...] On Friday we went to Gallerie Lafayette for a fashion show and got front row seats! I don’t know how to describe the feeling you get when you’re two feet away from some of the handsomest men or most gorgeous women you’ve ever seen, but for me, it felt a bit strange : ) Regardless, [...] When you visit Claude Monet’s home, his garden, and his pond, you see why the artist was so inspired to paint what he did. His garden is lovely, full of vivid, luscious color, and the pond is dreamlike and romantic. Claude Monet chose Giverny, a very small village located approximately an hour northwest of Paris, [...] |
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