#smithinparis

Here are the courses I am currently taking in Paris:

Histoire Contemporaine du XXème siècle

This is a history course I take at University Paris Diderot focused on the period between 1914-1945. I took this because I thought it would be interesting to learn history from a European perspective and so far, I've found that to be true. 

Sciences à Paris

This is a continuation from the course last semester though this semester we are trying to find internships in Paris.

Laicité

This is a course I take at the consortium we have in Paris (not the same as the 5 college consortium). It focuses on how laicité, or the removal and separation of the church from state affairs/public life, came to be and what it looks like today.

Théâtre

This year I'm abroad in Paris so I've gotten a lot of opportunities I would not otherwise have. One such opportunity is different course options (all in French). Here is what I took this past semester:

Langue Avancée 1 

A French-language course focused more on conversational skills. I really enjoyed this course as I felt like it transformed me from a person who knew French academically into a person who spoke French like a human being. 

Sciences à Paris

A course that all the STEM majors took but that was open to everyone that discussed France's approach to sciences as well as exigent issues in the science community. Our teacher brought us different pastries every week :)

Lire Paris

An architecture course in which we studied various important architectural periods and did visits to supplement what we were learning about. I took this class as an opportunity to branch out of my comfort zone and take advantage of being in Paris.

Algorithmique