My name is Caroline Monroe, and for my Fall 2023 semester I will be abroad in Nice, France studying International Business, Finance, and Marketing in the IES NICE – Business, Sustainability, and Immigration program. I chose this program to complete the electives required for my business minor, and to take a breather from my biology major – then of course who wouldn’t choose to live on the French Mediterranean coast for 4 months.
For writing this blog post the day I leave the country, I’m very calm about my impending trip with little worry. I’m sure I’ll experience all of the natural side effects of doing something so foreign – homesickness, missing friends, etc. But for the most part I am incredibly excited to participate in such a unique adventure.
The only reservation I have, is that I virtually speak no French and only remember how to ask “If I may go to the bathroom” from my one year of high school French. But from what I remember from visiting Europe (France and Italy) when I was younger, is that everyone can speak some level of English. But I’ll keep y’all posted on my language barrier issue.
But either way, I’m absolutely ready to get over there to travel and experience as much as I possibly can!
See you later America.
See you soon! Nice!
Caroline Monroe
