During class the other day we went into a card shop, as one does. In said card shop, I found the poster below. As a Parisian native who also lived in NYC, and an urban planner to boot, I have feelings about this poster. OK, really my first thought was a whole-body shudder. And once … Read moreParis/NYC
On Monday, HISPinParis 2025 will officially set off. Over their month in Paris students will be expected to blog at least twice a week. The blog aggregator can be found here: I thought about writing instructions and then thought I could teach by doing instead. So here’s a blog post that demonstrates what I’m looking … Read moreC’est Parti!
It’s the last week of HISPinParis23. My students have been blogging about their activities – check the posts out here – but I’ve been too busy to write anything. The students have ably commented on all our activities, so there’s no need for me to add my two cents. I did get to check out … Read moreEuh, quoi?
A friend of my sister’s is traveling to Paris and wanted some pointers. Plus, HISPinParis is heading out in two weeks anyway. This seems like a good time to write up some Paris-specific travel advice. So in no particular order, here goes: In terms of food: One last piece of advice: try to speak French. … Read moreConseils de voyage
Teaching #HISPinParis is really engaging as a teacher in large part because I get to introduce students to new places, some of which they probably wouldn’t see otherwise. That said, it’s pretty rare that I get to see something completely new to *me*. I lived in Paris for the first 15 years of my life … Read moreSomething New!
I am in Paris for #HISPinParis22. It’s my first time back since 2019, the longest I’ve been away from my native city. As usual, one assignment for the class is that students have to blog about their experience. Personally, I haven’t blogged since < checks website for first time in months > April 2021. Yikes. … Read moreFriendly disagreement
The #HISPinParis19 students took lots of neat pics while we were in Paris, and after a month and a half back in the US, I’ve finally found a few minutes to look through my own. Among the 10,000 shots of my kids – yes, I’m that mom – I did manage to take a few … Read moreArt de la rue
I am currently two weeks into teaching HISP 470: preservation abroad in Paris. My students have been writing wonderful posts about their experiences, focusing on topics like the rehab of Notre Dame, the variety of churches in the city, dealing with trash and recycling, etc. This post is nothing so serious, though it does discuss … Read moreMexican Food in France: does it exist?
Ben is the food blogger in the family and I don’t want to step on his toes. However, the other day I made ratatouille and I need to talk about it. Not about the ratatouille, really. It was an ok attempt. I had superior ingredients to work with: the vegetables all came from market stalls … Read moreTesting by ratatouille
Until today, I had never been to the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine. Now, before you judge me too harshly: yes, students are in Paris with me for a month, but we visit a different location in the city every day. I can’t be blamed for preferring the real Notre Dame to a model, … Read moreBetter late than never