Oops, three weeks have gone by without a blog! Thesis research has really picked up, and I have now visited several schools around Paris who are working with elite university Sciences Po to get more of their students in. This has included interviewing and observing teachers, students, and Sciences Po admissions officers. I love getting to run around all day, talking to different people.
Not so many café sessions on the Champs Elysees, or picnics by the Eiffel Tower, as one might imagine an American’s semester off in Paris. On the contrary, I have been spending most of my time in the Parisian suburbs (yes, where the riots happened), getting to know neighborhoods that tourists and expats never see.
Also, I have stumbled upon a video project for Current TV, and I’m excited to get my feet wet again. Highlights so far: a taste of “reality” TV, and riding a Vespa.
4 weeks left and counting!
