Lutetia, the Crypt, and Roman baths

hey guys so I am really sorry that I didn't get to write as much as I wanted to yesterday its just that there is so much we have to do that time in the computer is really limited!

Let me contiune to let everyone know that Paris is soooo beautiful we got a chance to go see the old part of Paris (Lutetia) and saw the ruins of the Crypt and Roman Baths. Also we saw the old Arena that is still used by people. We saw a few boys playing soccer it look like a lot of fun!!
After visiting these we had a chance to walk around and we even got a few little gifts for our love once back home!!! And by the way I love shopping!!!
I am very happy with the way the French are treating us they are just so nice and helpful. I did take a few years of French so I try to use it as much as I can but the French are very nice and they help us out!!! Well everyone once again I have to go because We have class in a few minutes!!!

Today I am really excited because we are going inside Notre-Dame Cathedral!!!!

In PARIS

HEY EVERYONE!!! SO WE ARE FINALLY IN PARIS AFTER 8 LONG HOURS IN A PLANE WE ARRIVED. I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN HOW BEAUTIFUL PARIS IS... WOW!!! WE GOT HEAR YESTERDAY AT ABOUT 9; 10 IN THE MORING PARIS TIME WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT 2 AM OVER THERE!!! WE WERE SOOOOOOOOOOO TIRED BUT WE MANAGED TO WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVEN GOT TO SEE THE EIFFEL TOWER!!!!! IT WAS AMAZING!!!

I HAVE TO LET YOU GUYS GO BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ORIENTATION AND THEN OFF TO OUR FIRST DAY OF CLASS!!!!!

HEY...

HEY!!! so I realized that I never introduced myself in the last post... sorry!!! but well I guess I will take the time and do it quickly... My name is Sandra I just finished my second year at AU and I'm majoring in Biology Secondary Education. I've always wanted to go to Paris especially because I took about 5 years of French in middle school and high school. I am very excited about the trip especially because the next time that I post something it will be from the beautiful city of Paris!!!

I will be leaving to the airport in just a few hours so I have to say good bye!!!


Talk you guys later from PARIS!!!!!

Finals Week...Over (Yay)

So I tired posting earlier in the week but with finals, resident checkouts, and track practices/meets this week was a hectic one. I just got an email from the instructor what our course entails and it seems like this course is going to be fun. We have three main assignment thats I see. The first is a peer teaching assignment that we will probably teach the class a chapter from the textbook with our partner. The second assignment is our learning journal which will consist of our feelings about the experience and things we have picked up over the three week course. The last project is the one that is the real killer. We have to create a year-round conditioning program for the class. The good thing is that we get to pick what we are doing it on so that works out. Since my time is limited I will probably start working on that project net week. I talked to some friends who have already taken the course and they are letting me look at their plans so I have a template to go off of which will be nice. This way I won't be going through the assignment blind and have an idea of what is expected. I am excited for the class to begin because I think the information that I learn in this class will be invaluable. Well that is all I have for now. See you later!

Hola

Hola! My name is Cory Heyob and I will be a junior at Aurora University this upcoming school year. I am a math/secondary education major with a Spanish minor, hoping to teach middle school math after graduation. This year I will have the pleasure of visiting Puerto Rico with Dr. Hatcher and six other students in less than a week. Originally, we were supposed to be traveling to Playa del Carmen in Mexico, but because of swine flu (or H1N1 to be exact) our plans had to change. But, I am still extremely excited to still have the opportunity to learn about the Puerto Rican culture, become even more proficient in my Spanish skills and have tons of fun along the way!! :D

Stay Tuned

To anyone about to take the time to read this, I apologize for the disappointment you might experience if this post isn't as exciting as you'd hoped since we haven't actually even began the class yet, much less left for our trip.

I suppose it would make sense to introduce myself. My name is Adam Hosey, I'm now a senior here at Aurora, and I'll be receiving my B.A. in History this December. As of now, I'm eighteen years old, and my excitement abounds as this will not only be my first trip out of the country, but also my first ride on an airplane, and needless to say my first time blogging for a general population about the joyous experience of a foreign adventure.

With our itinerary full as time shortens the gap between the present and our departure for Heathrow, it easy to look forward in elation about the days ahead; by the good graces of a friend of Dr. Butters, we --the five or seven or something of us-- have been offered the opportunity to stay at a home in the U.S. Embassy, and, as I understand it, the opportunity to speak with a few foreign diplomats. Perhaps even greater is the way that this trip is facilitating my early graduation; without it, I'd still have two semesters left.

To come down off that tangent, perhaps now would be an appropriate point at which to conclude this entry. As a whole world of foreign culture, unforgettable life experiences, great food and good beer approaches, I can assure any inquisitive readers that I will in fact post more frequently and with far more substance and excitement. Stay tuned for more!

Hello There

My name is Tom Sroka. I am a junior physical education major at Aurora University and this year I will be going on the May term trip to Colorado. i wanted to go on this trip last year but things didn't work out and when I talked to a couple of my friends that did go I was determined to make sure that I went this year. On top of the PE major I have a double minor in Health Education and Fitness and Health Promotion. The reason I wanted to go on this trip is because I want to expand my knowledge on the human body, how it works, and fitness in general. I love to workout and compete in shot put and hammer on the school's track team and I am always looking for more information. I eventually will be teaching and want to coach and I feel that the more I know the better.

On this trip we will visit the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs (which I am the most pumped about), Carmichael Training Center (where Lance Armstrong trains), the National Strength and Conditioning Association headquarters, various hiking and related activities, and we're also catching a Rockies game. We will be in the classroom for three weeks and then we are in Colorado the last week in May. Our class meets five days a week from 9am until 12pm. I look forward to the trip and to further contributing on this blog. For those who are reading I hope you enjoy. I have to go study for finals so I will catch you later.
Tom