When we started this 8 week journey Dave gave us an analysis of the feelings we might encounter throughout our weeks here in France.

Compared to Proctor’s quaint country campus in New Hampshire, the City of Aix en Provence seems like a page from a Hemingway novel with its cobbled streets, bustling cafés, and vibrant nightlife.

Being thrust into this foreign city we soon constructed our own definitions of the phrase “Experiential Learning”. My definition being an inability to communicate and a reliance on various hand signals all of which causes local patrons to erupt in laughter.

After meeting with Kayden in Boston, we said our final goodbyes and began our two month journey together as a group. Our red eye flight left Boston around 7pm and we didn’t land in Marseille until late the next morning. It was such a relief to see Jen and Dave waiting for us by the baggage claim. Although the group was both excited and sleep deprived we had finally arrived and were ready to hit the ground running. 

Do you like beauty? Do you like making beautiful things? Can you envision looking out the window at rolling French countryside and hearing the clickety-clack of a train?

Proctor's talented artists were on display Friday evening at the end of term Art Show and Performing Arts Collaborative featuring drama, dance, vocal ensemble, creative video, and instrumental ensemble in the show Revolution. Enjoy the photos below of the evening and be sure to come check out the Jazz/Rock Ensemble's performance "Take Me To The River" in the Wise Center Saturday evening at 8:00 pm! 

Adolescents are always on the go. Just read this post from earlier in the week to be reminded of that! 

Kate Austin '01 shared the following images from her art class's exploration into art in the landscape late last week. Her photography is stunning, as is the experience she provides her students as they bring their art to life. Thank you to Kate for sharing her photography and for creating lasting learning opportunities for Proctor students.