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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]

  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 […]

What a great experience!! I cannot believe that my journey in Cluny has ended. It was a once in a lifetime experience.  This journey has ended with treasures of knowledge and life-long friendships. In the beginning, I was afraid of having difficulties getting along with my peers and getting used to the place and the […]