These are just a few of the greetings I heard this past summer as i traveled around the globe from the U.S. to France to Italy and back to the U.S.. This summer I got the chance to study and live in the city of Lyon, France! Lyon, France is a beautiful city located in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. It's the second largest city in France and, as any true gastronome knows, the food capital of THE WORLD.
This was actually my second time living there, but this time I got to experience what Lyon really has to offer. I traveled to beautiful European cities, ate delicious food, and did hood-rat things with my friends! This time I was there for a summer program my school (LSU Law) offers every year in collaboration with Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3. The program offers LSU Law students (as well as law students from other schools) to immerse themselves in the diverse culture of Lyon while taking comparative law classes on topics like Competition, Intellectual Property, and Family Law.
That's great and all, but we all know no one goes for the classes! We go for the wine, food, travel, wine, shopping, fun, and did i mention WINE??? For most of us, this is our last shot at bumming around Europe before being forced to become "responsible adults" with real jobs and other obligations.
I began my adventure at BTR. From there, I caught a two hour flight to DFW and from there, an eleven hour flight to London Heathrow. In London, I had THE LONGEST layover in the history of layovers.......NINE HOURS O_O What on earth did I do to amuse myself for nine hours you ask?? Search the airport for Dr. Who of course ;) I finally made it to Lyon at 11:30 pm. When I got in, I went straight to my furnished rental apartment in the center of Lyon which would serve as my temporary home for the next two months. Little did I know, this would be the beginning of the greatest summer ever AND I would share countless adventures with two girls who would become very good friends by the end of it all :)
When I got back home, I also got to do a little traveling. First, me and the bestie (b.k.a Courtni.) went to visit Ketra in Dallas. Then, it was of to New York for family-vaca 2011!
I had tons of adventures this summer, so there's no way I could write about all of them in one post. I'll be posting a part 2 and 3 very soon, but here's a little preview!
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