Paris Stories at Hope College

Bikes, blooms, and a perfect day in Giverny. 🌸🚴

📖 Chapter 5: Every place has a story

Yesterday, the Paris May Term explored the many stories of Versailles—from the grandeur of royal power to the quieter world of Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet. Walking through palaces, gardens, and the hamlet itself, students considered how history is told, remembered, and reimagined.

Chapter Four: A Tale of Two Paris Days 🥖🎼 Last night, Paris Stories May Term students experienced the grandeur of the Opera Garnier while attending a beautiful ballet performance. This morning, we traded velvet seats for market stalls, exploring the vibrant Bastille Market before enjoying a picnic lunch in the historic Place des Vosges. Each day offers a new way to experience the city and its stories. #ParisStories #HopeCollege #MayTerm #StudyAbroad #OperaGarnier

Because a museum this grand deserves its own post. 🇫🇷📸

Chapter 3: Wandering through the stories of Paris 🇫🇷✨

From the artists and winding streets of Montmartre, to the peaceful beauty of the Grand Mosque of Paris, to the rich history and visual culture of the Palais de la Porte Dorée — the Paris May Term continues to challenge, inspire, and expand students’ understanding of culture, history, and global community.

Every neighborhood tells a different story, and every step through Paris becomes part of our own. 💙🧡

Paris through stories, art, and history 🇫🇷✨

Today, the students explored the winding streets of the Marais, from the elegance of the Place des Vosges to the rich history housed inside the Musée Carnavalet. We also spent time at the Musée d’Orsay, tracing the revolutionary vision of the Impressionists and seeing firsthand how artists transformed the way we experience modern life.

From historic neighborhoods to iconic works by Monet, Degas, Renoir, and more, each stop offered a new way to read the city through its art and memory.

Ten years ago, brought its first May Term cohort to Paris. Today, we're doing it again — and it never gets old.

Over the next two weeks, follow along as our latest group of students trades the lakeshore for the Seine, digs into French culture, and makes memories that'll last well beyond graduation.

Here's to 10 years of seeing the world through new eyes. 🗼✨

Final Exam Day—Amazing Race Style! 📚🏃‍♀️The students were broken into teams and given five hours to find nine sites across the city we hadn’t visited as a class. Working together, the goal was to reflect on the history and significance of these places—and to have some fun along the way. 😜

✨Behind-the-scenes tour of Opéra Garnier this afternoon followed by Sylvia tonight! Now settling in for the ballet - there’s nothing quite like experiencing a performance in this legendary theater. 🩰 Living the Paris dream one cultural evening at a time ✨

What a day! We started with a walking tour of Montmartre and ended with a concert in the Sainte-Chapelle. Our feet may be tired, but our hearts are full! @hopeoffcampus