While at the University of Chicago, Vanessa first studied abroad in France and discovered the country’s rich history and cultural heritage. She returned a second time on a summer program with the Sorbonne and began a research project on France’s...
A native of Duluth, Minnesota, Bob has led student programs with Putney in France, Morocco, and Switzerland. Before joining Putney, he guided cycling trips in Europe, taught high school and college French, and interpreted for sports events in France and...
Ziad is the Elliott E. Burdette Professor at the American University of Paris. He teaches history, politics, and international relations and writes on Lebanese, Syrian, and Arab affairs, as well as on regional political transitions and crises. After graduating in...
At Columbia University, Sarah is pursuing a Ph.D. in sociology. For her master’s thesis, she researched permaculture in Costa Rica as a method of sustainable development and its relation to gross national happiness. Sarah has served in professional roles for...
Originally from Djibouti, Ladane is a multilingual professional educator with a DEI and technology background currently teaching French at Nightingale-Bamford in New York City. She is proficient at developing authentic personal relationships with various constituencies with a personal reputation for...
While at California Institute of the Arts, Julian focused on experimental theater performance where he worked and collaborated with many international directors and performers from France, Mexico, China, and Poland. During his tenure at CalArts he devised an original piece...
Josh is a musician, filmmaker, and comedian from Short Hills, New Jersey. In 2020, he created the viral video series “Rhythms of Comedy,” in which he plays drums alongside popular clips from movies and TV shows. With over 2 billion...
After finishing his undergraduate studies in film at La Sorbonne in Paris, Emile worked as an instructor in various high schools in Paris leading political science workshops for teenagers. While getting his master’s from the École Normale Supérieure, he also...
After finishing his undergrad in Buffalo, New York, Ean spent two years as a volunteer teacher at Xavier High School in Chuuk, Micronesia. While there, he taught world history, English writing, and health, along with politics-oriented electives for juniors and...
While at New York University, Camille focused on studying French sociology and history through the lens of women and class structures. She went to Paris to study the gentrification of the city and examined history through the lens of underrepresented...