July 17 It’s been a few weeks since my departure from France and my prediction was correct! I’ve been talking about this trip since I’ve gotten home. I reminisce with myself and whoever will listen about cheese, wine, food, French landscape, people and my experiences and am truly missing our hostel Cluny Séjour. Taking […]
Cluny France 20th-23rd
June 23 In the blink of an eye our trip is coming to an end! Tomorrow we will be departing Cluny back to Charles de Gaulle airport for our return home. Our first day back from our excursion, we spent Saturday going back at the market and buying the last of our souvenirs, fresh […]
Cluny France 17th-19th
June 19th Today marks the end of our 3 day journey to the Jura mountains where, just like everywhere else, was filled with breathtaking views. Over the course of this program I have been pleasantly surprised that each experience continues to top the last. We began our excursion by driving to the Gaugry fromagerie […]
Cluny France 14th-16th
June 16th The last three days, just like every other day, has been filled with a wide array of new experiences and fun facts about wine and cheese. Friday we spent the majority of the day in lecture learning in depth about the processing steps of wine and cheese. What, it takes, metabolically and […]
Cluny France, 10th-13th
June 13 Bonjour! Today is day 3 of our microbiology and culture of cheese and wine program in France and so far I have confidently learned how to say “je ne parle pas Francais.” For those of you like me that don’t speak French, that means…I don’t speak French! This phrase has come in […]
Pre-departure to Cluny France
It is time! Bags are packed, Rosetta Stone is loaded, and we are ready to go to France! My name is Ryan Kirchner and I am excited to say that this is my first post on my blog that will follow my journey to Cluny France, an opportunity I never dreamed of participating in. I […]