Join host Talia Ivry ‘21, a religious studies major, as she interviews Pipi Gao ‘22, a mathematics and media studies double major, about her time in Paris through Middlebury Paris in the spring of 2020. Talia and Pipi have a lively conversation about studying abroad as an international student, being a double major, overcoming the initial fear of communicating in the host language, staying in a homestay, and bridging cultural divides through TikTok dance videos.

Keywords: international student, double major, STEM major, language immersion, homestay, Middlebury in France, Paris, French

Transcript: https://pomona.box.com/s/azccenv5zerwt26n5qjvrsd6ri8y2z5j