Abroad on a Budget

As the value of the dollar plummets against the euro, students studying abroad in Europe have been forced to find cheap and creative ways to experience their host culture. Abroad on a Budget chronicles one student’s quest to explore Paris without entirely emptying her wallet. From the realm of visual art to food and drink, television, film, and theater, this column will compare student-friendly cultural activities in New York with those in Paris, report on how well Columbia's campus at Reid Hall facilitates students’ access to culture, and investigate how the French manage to avoid going broke while eating so well. While there is no direct translation of the word “cheap” in French—there is only the phrase “not expensive”—Abroad on a Budget seeks to do the impossible, and explore Paris on the cheap.