Arcadia's Study Abroad Students Travel to Nice, France

On September 26-29, students participating in Arcadia's undergraduate study abroad program at AGS in Paris went to Nice for the first of their semester trips. Nice, France's fifth largest city, is located on the Mediterranean along the famous Côte d'Azur (French Riviera).

Students explored Vieux Nice (historical center) and its narrow winding cobblestone streets filled with shops and restaurants. They also made the trek up to the Parc du Chateau, a former Louis XIV castle site overlooking the Mediterranean. One of the hightlights of the trip was a day-long visit of Eze, a Medieval fortified village dating back to 200 BC, perched on a rocky peak facing the Mediterranean.

This trip was one of two that students take every semester as part of Arcadia's study abroad program at AGS in Paris. The other trip is to Brussels, Belgium or - every other semester - to Strasbourg, France, where they tour the European Union institutions which they study in the classroom. In addition to the program trips, students often use their weekends and breaks to travel on their own time. They go to various places in France, Europe and North Africa, all easily accessible from Paris.

Jennifer Wright, coordinator of the study abroad program at AGS, says: "All of these trips during the semester abroad in France are a wonderful way to enhance the students' international experience and get a comparative view of France and other European countries. This trip to Nice gave students a good understanding of picturesque Provence- a region that inspired so many artists and writers. Travel is a wonderful means of complementing in-classroom learning."