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French – Destinations and Contacts

French Studies Majors at Colby College have a wide variety of choices when it comes to selecting a destination to complete their required semester(s) abroad; while many students choose to study in Paris or other cities in France, others opt for countries like Senegal, Madagascar, and Cameroon. Additionally, some students take advantage of Colby’s program in Dijon either during JanPlan or in the fall of their freshman year as a supplement to their junior experience abroad. Listed below are the Department’s current French Studies Majors and their chosen study abroad destinations. A list of past locations of graduates is also included.

STUDY ABROAD DESTINATIONS

Living and Studying Abroad

 

  • OCS in Madagascar 2017: “Everyone says their abroad experience changes them, but my abroad experience in Madagascar was truly different and unbelievably special. It without a doubt was life changing, but in totally different ways than I expected. I travelled from south to north through the county and saw some of the most drastic landscapes in the process. I lived with 3 different host families through the semester and I was brought into the unique Malagasy way of life. And of course, I hung out with some lemurs! Madagascar was the adventure of a lifetime that I wouldn’t change for anything.” ~Lily Wain 2019
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  • Hamilton in France 2017: “Studying in Paris is a wonderful choice for those students seeking the full French experience. The museums, restaurants, cafés, and activities give students access to different aspects of French culture. The Hamilton program has well established relationships with universities and host families across the city, which allows students to fully immerse themselves in the language throughout their semester or year in Paris.” ~Paige Buell 2019

Returning Study Abroad Students

Burns, Kenzie: IES Abroad Nantes – French Language Immersion & Area Studies
Eagar, Anavi: IFSA – Trinity College Dublin
Johnson, Katherine: Middlebury School in France: Bordeaux
Lakritz, Molly: Boston University Paris Internship Program
Madley, Jacob: IES Abroad Nantes – French Language Immersion & Area Studies
Marden, Emily: IES Abroad Nantes – French Language Immersion & Area Studies
Minuesa, Sicilia: Sara Hamilton College in Paris
Nicholas, Rachel: Middlebury School in France: Paris
Nilson, Elizabeth: Hamilton College in Paris
Reitman, Alexander: The Burren, Ireland
Salmon, Aoidin: Columbia in Paris
Sawyer, Michael: SIT Study Abroad Tunisia and Italy: Politics and Religious Integration in the Mediterranean
Smith, Stephanie: IES Abroad Nantes – French Language Immersion & Area Studies
Villa, Jane: Middlebury School in France: Paris

Chang, Yu-chieh: DIS – Study Abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark; Smith College in Geneva
Cline, Adelaide: IFSA – University College Dublin; IES Abroad Paris – French Studies
Firkusny, Alexa: Hamilton College in Paris
Greenberg, Elizabeth: SIT Study Abroad Cameroon: Development and Social Change
Jaubert, Anna: IES Abroad Paris – French Studies
Lacascia, Nicholas: Hamilton College in Paris
Liou, Avery: Hamilton College in Paris
Marquez, Jason: Wellesley in Aix
McGee, Maggie: Colby in Dijon: Language Acquisition
Mershon, Aislinn: Hamilton College in Paris
Mukherjee, Iravati: Hamilton College in Paris
Silano, Madeleine: Wellesley in Aix
Tomlin, Olivia: IES Abroad Paris – Business & International Affairs

Baxter, Ophelia: Wellesley College – Aix
Gott, Darcy: Quebec
Mingolla, Alex: IES – Nice
Treadwell, Francie: Hamilton College – Paris

Bannon, Margaret: Hamilton College – Paris
Biegel, Catherine*: IES- Nice- Bus, Sustain, Immigration
Blasdell, Will :Hamilton College – Paris
Grant, Maya: Hamilton College – Paris
Greenbaum, Jenna: IES- Nantes- French Lang/Area Studies
Guerin, Kate*: Hamilton College – Paris
Kilcoyne, Rosie: Hamilton College – Paris
Lamb, Shannon: Hamilton College – Paris
Minuesa, Jose: Hamilton College – Paris
Winkelman, Cassandra: IES- Nantes- French Lang/Area Studies

*Indicates a non-French major.

Alvarado, Josephina: Middlebury College France- Bordeaux and CIEE- Argentina- Liberal Arts
Bibeau, Sarah: Columbia Univ- Paris
David, Serrat: McGill University
Gannon, Catherine: Hamilton College – Paris
Gottsegen, Holly: Wellesley College – Aix
Janeway, Riley: Brown University – Lyon
Lazzaroni, Julia: Brown University Geneva Internship
Maillet, Joshua: Hamilton College – Paris
Morena, Katherine: Wellesley College – Aix
Prouty, Alexa: Brown University Geneva Internship
Ruddy, Lauren: Wellesley College – Aix
Luis, Ruiz Chico: Hamilton College – Paris
Schrupp, Tessa: AMIDEAST- Regional Studies in French- Morocco
Singer, Suzanne: Boston University Paris Internship
Skeffington, Brigid: Hamilton College – Paris
Sullivan, P.: Boston University Grenoble French Studies Program
Yang, Tianshu: Hamilton College – Paris

*Indicates a non-French major.

Ashley, Ethan: Brown University – Lyon
Buell, Paige: Hamilton College, Paris
Hammer-Grant, Olivia: Brown University – Lyon
Horwood, Bridget: Hamilton College – Paris
Keohane, Madison: Hamilton College – Paris
Wain, Lily: SIT – Madagascar – Biodiversity and Nat Resource Mgmt

*Indicates a non-French major.

Beland, Jason T.: Smith Coll- Switzerland
Bernard, Elizabeth E.: Wellesley Coll- Aix
Busser, Alexa L.*: Boston Univ- Geneva
Cabrera-Hunt, Katherine E.*: SIT- Switzerland-Fin,Bank,Soc Re
Cheff, Victoria A.*: AUCP- Aix
Cheff, Victoria A.*: Wellesley Coll- Aix
Cobb, Christina N.*: CIEE – Senegal – Language & Culture
Dineen, Hannah E.: IES- Paris
Dong, Yingzhi Hamilton Coll- Paris
Eaton, Kerry N.*: IES- Paris
Gallagher, Shane: AUCP- Aix
Goodman, Natalie C.: AUCP- Aix
Hav, Sonita: Wellesley Coll- Aix
Hirano, Asami: Wellesley Coll- Aix
Jean, Melissa G.: Hamilton Coll- Paris
Jimenez, Lia*: IES- Paris
Johnson, Catherine M.: Hamilton Coll- Paris
Jones, Haley M.: AUCP- Aix
Larson, Lydia R.*: AUCP- Marseille
Naegeli, Chantal E.*: Wellesley Coll- Aixe
Neal, Sarah K.*: CIEE- Senegal- Language & Cult
Nicolaou, Katherine I.*: Wellesley Coll- Aix
Ottenstein, Alan M.*: Boston University – Geneva – Physics Program
Pipernos, Benjamin E.*: Boston Univ- Paris Internship
Rhodes, Nicholas B.: Hamilton Coll- Paris
Shoer, Sarah A.: AUCP- Marseille
Shoer, Sarah A.: Wellesley Coll- Aix
Smith, Kendall A.: AUCP- Aix
Ware, William F.: Boston Univ- Paris Internship

*Indicates a non-French major.

Katrina Belle*: Boston U – Geneva
Camila Notaro*: IES – Paris
Livia Biedermann: Boston U – Geneva
Bianka Patsalos-Fox: CIEE – Senegal
Samantha Drivas: Columbia U – Paris
Claire Regenstreif: Columbia U – Paris
Claire Edelman: Columbia U – Paris
Sarah Rockford: Hamilton C – Paris
Elisabeth Ekman: Boston U – Paris
Alacoque Shaughnessy: Boston U – Geneva
James Lucas*: SIT – Madagascar Bio
Amanda Veth: AUCP – Aix
Javier Monterroso Montenegro*: Columbia U – Paris
Kara Witherill*: AUCP – Marseille

*Indicates a non-French major.