留学如何塑造了我 

除了作为主要要求外， 宝博体育 with 东航卡帕 gave me the opportunity to open my mind and perspective to different cultures in the world whether it was personally, 社会, 甚至从商业角度来看也是如此. Having the opportunity to experience this not only opened up my perception of French culture, but also allowed me to experience and fully understand being on my own in what felt like another world. 

东航卡帕与法国文化有何联系? 

选择了这个项目, the office in 东航卡帕 provided many opportunities for engaging in the French language, 探索城市, 尝试不同的 国外的食物，提高我们的跨文化意识. 我们到达后 法国， 东航卡帕解释了什么 文化冲击 is. 文化 shock is the feeling of disorientation experienced by someone when they’re suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, 生活方式, 或者一系列的态度. 解释美国人生活方式的差异.S. and 法国 differ allows for the opportunity of understanding the cultural aspects of the host destination.

Some experiences 东航卡帕 gave us in the program were: a mini cheese tasting when we first arrived, 到附近的城市旅游, making perfume in the perfume capital of 法国 (Grasse), 烤苹果馅饼(一种法国苹果馅饼), 参加烹饪和陶艺等课程, 还有品尝橄榄油和做可丽饼. 这些 东航卡帕短途旅行 拓宽了我对法语的理解, 菜, 以及生活方式，这些都为他们的文化做出了贡献. 

奶酪品尝!

水果馅饼.

国外学者 

How did my academics balance out with the laid back French lifestyle? In 法国 不像美国人，他们有工作和生活的平衡.S，所以这在我的学术研究中得到了实现? 一切都取决于你选择的课程. My schedule was spread out and easy going either starting my day at 10 a.m. 或者5p.m. 我的主办城市如此平静, I easily balanced out my work between classes or weekends in between travels.

周末的旅行.

我最喜欢的一件事 国外学者 over my academic courses at my home institution is the lecture and presentation style. Teachers are more engaging with students and make class interesting. 它不是沉重的测试，也不是沉重的工作. I had the opportunity to research and learn new things. 这并不意味着它没有挑战性, obviously teachers are still going to push you because they know your potential. Leaving 法国 I do have to say that my two favorite classes I took were in 法国; 业务 Ethics, 葡萄酒和食物搭配. 这些 courses introduced me to how business works in the U.S. vs. 法国, and the different varieties of French wines and food. 

深入普罗旺斯的艾克斯 

探索城市周围的地标.

文化

What was it like being in a small French city compared to a major one like 巴黎? 艾克斯”s host culture is like a lively and sophisticated chat between the past and present, where charming cobblestone streets echo with the tales of ancient Roman roots while cafés hum with the vibrant energy of modern Provencal life.

在法国交友.

通过参与法国文化, my friends and I often hung out at a little café called Aixpresso (get it because we're in AIX and espresso). In doing so we became friendly with a waiter that works there, Batiste. 当我们开始和他建立友谊时, we started to do “le bis' with him which is a form of greeting your friends where you kiss their cheeks. Having a French local friend allowed us to experience things we couldn't do without a local. This experience improved our speaking skills in the French language as he didn’t speak English. Overall, we departed with a polaroid photo of us at Aixpresso to leave our memory there. 

身份与留学 

对我来说，离开家有点伤脑筋. I was scared of having FOMO from not being at school with my friends, 不认识这个项目里的任何人, 还错过了我的联谊会生活. Being away from this though, led me to become a more individual person. Going out and experiencing things on my own such as going to museums, 自己做饭, 独自探索这座城市的更多地方.

走在法国的街道上.

宝博体育也鼓励自我发现, you realize the things you enjoy more when you're not around the comfort of things at home. For me it made me realize how much I value my family, as well as how much I enjoy going out and doing new things in regards to museums, 展览, 和景点. 我将永远怀念和珍惜这段经历, but it’ll also always be with me as now my time here has become part of my 身份. 

Valeria Cimmarotta is an International 业务 major as well as a Marketing major, 在特拉华大学辅修法语. 瓦莱里娅是一位曾在美国留学的校友 艾克斯、法国 在23年秋季学期.