The Finals Days in Lyon: Reflections from a Broad Abroad

By Julie Germansky, Undergraduate student in the School of Journalism, Faculty of Communication and Design

Note from the Editor: Julie received a scholarship from the Ontario-Rhone-Alpes Student Exchange Program.

It’s around 5 o’clock and I am sitting on the steps along the quai du rhône, sipping a sample size bottle of côte du rhône red wine while observing the French after-five indulgence in full swing. Clusters of friends gathering for apéro, runners trace the border of the quai, the pastel palette of Lyon’s historic facade reflects off of the water, couples show heaps of PDA and baguettes and cheese are being eaten in the masses— this is the French culture thriving as I will remember. The first time I sat on those stairs, the french chatter was white noise, but now I’ve grown to understand and participate in the French lingo myself. Continue reading The Finals Days in Lyon: Reflections from a Broad Abroad