Photographer Amanda August is studying abroad in France this semester. Here, she discovers French macarons.
Paris in the springtime is amazing! This past Sunday, the 20th of March, I spent the day roaming around Paris collecting free macarons. Macarons are a delicious mixture of cookie, cake, and cream filling, and a French specialty. One macaron company, Pierre Hermé, celebrates the beginning of spring by having one day of free macarons. At each of the seven Pierre Hermé stores in Paris you can go and get three free macarons. The store requests that you give a small donation to their charity of choice: Autour des Williams. It is a great cause to which I was happy to donate to in exchange for a few macarons.
I started my day of macarons along with a friend at around 9 in the morning. We arrived at the first of the seven stores to be the first in line. After waiting for 45 minutes for the store to open, I chose my three macarons: coffee, chocolate and creme brulee. On to the next store, and the next and the next, etc. The longest wait in line we had was five minutes. We went to all seven stores in just a
little less than three hours! I got as many different flavors as possible, which lent to some very strange sounding flavors: rose, jasmin, olive oil and vanilla, mandarin and olive oil, licorice & violet, carrot & orange, fig & fois
gras, mushroom & hazlenut. But all in all it was a great day in Paris in the springtime!
Photographer Amanda August, who is studying abroad in France this semester, gets to experience the taste of fresh French bread.
My language and culture class was privileged enough to take a behind-the-scenes tour of Boulangerie Patisserie Au Grand Richelieu in the first arrondisement of Paris. This bakery, owned by Claude Esnault, is the oldest functioning bakery
in Paris, baking bread since the 1800s. Our tour started with a brief description of the ingredients of bread and how it is made. Then Esnault showed us how to form a baguette, which a machine does. Then he pulled out some already formed baguettes that were ready to be baked. He let us each slice open a baguette with a neat little fork before they were placed in the oven at 220 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes. During the time that the bread was baking, Esnault showed the class how to make croissants. We each got to try rolling up the dough to form a croissant. Then he showed us how to make the pain au chocolat, a crowd favorite, which is basically a croissant full of chocolate! We each got to try a piece of the chocolate that goes inside as well, which was delicious. When the bread was done, Esnault got us two baguettes so that we all got a piece of steaming fresh hot baguette. It was the best bread I have had in Paris! It was a great class and a wonderful way to experience and learn more about an essential part of French culture! Bakery's are such a huge part of the French culture that they aren't even allowed to go on strike.
Junior Zhaque Gray (12) wipes a tear in the locker room after the Lady Lions' 75-73 loss to the DePaul Blue Demons on Monday night in the BJC.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Senior Julia Trogele (11) drives towards the basket during the Lady Lion's 75-66 win over Dayton in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the Bryce Jordan Center.Kelley King/Collegian
Quentin Wright competes in the 184-pound championship match at the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Wright beat his opponent, Robert Hamlin of Lehigh, by an 5-2 decision, capturing the 184-pound title for Penn State.Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
Members of the Lady Lions basketball team get pumped up before their 75-66 win over Dayton in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday morning at the Bryce Jordan Center.Kelley King/Collegian
Nikki Greene (54) fights for possession during the Lady Lion's 75-66 win over Dayton in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday morning at the Bryce Jordan Center.Kelley King/Collegian
Dennis Del Valle receives the ball to set-up for a spike against #7 UC Irvine on Friday night at the REC Hall. Penn State lost the game with 3 set to 1.Venkatesh Krishnan/Collegian
Midfielder Maggie Dunbar (3) gets chased down by a group of Lafayette defenders Wednesday night. The Lions beat Lafayette 17-9.Bryan Meehan/Collegian
Talor Battle (12) makes a layup in the final minutes of Tuesday's 57-53 victory over Mount St. Mary's in December.Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
David Taylor competes in the 157-pound championship match at the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Taylor was defeated by his opponent, ex-Penn Stater Bubba Jenkins, now of Arizona State, by fall at the 4:16 mark.Aaron Dunlevy/Collegian
Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson congratulates Quentin Wright after his match in the semifinals of the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Friday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Wright beat his opponent, Grant Gambrall of Iowa, by fall at the 2:52 mark and will face Robert Hamlin of Lehigh in the 184-pound championship Saturday.Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
Bros from Sigma Chi go up for a block as Josh Licata (senior-crime, law and justice) of Delta Tau Delta shoots a layup in the Intramural Basketball Challenge Tuesday at the IM Building.Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
Penn State's Tim Frazier (23) clenches his fist after a play during their 82-61 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the BJC on March 2.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Actors perform the musical "The Color Puple" Tuesday night in Eisenhower Auditorium. Christine Reckner/Collegian
Students rally against rising tuition rates by marching to Old Main on Wednesday afternoon.Kelly Rootes-Murdy/Collegian
Friends and family gather at Paserilla Spiritual Center to honor the late William Allen Schreyer. Peter Tesoriero/Collegian
Here are the Daily Collegian photographer's photos of the week. We have a lot of sports photos this week, with photographers shooting two different NCAA teams during their match-ups this past week and weekend. Which news and sports photo would you choose?
Magician Jay Mattioli performs a trick for the audience at his SPA-sponsored show on Tuesday night. M. Antonio Silas/Collegian
Talia East (5) grabs a rebound during the Lady Lion's 51-49 loss on Thursday night at the BJC.Kelley King/Collegian
Senior basketball forward Julia Trogele (11) is congratulated by Head Coach Coquese Washington after watching the Lady Lion's placement in the NCAA Tournament Monday night in the BJC.Kelley King/Collegian
Rob Bolden (1) speaks to his teammates during Saturday afternoon's 35-21 win against Northwestern in Beaver Stadium.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Colton Vosburgh (22) challenges a Notre Dame defender in Sunday afternoon's 6-2 loss.Bryan Meehan/Collegian
Penn State's Olga Ostatnigrosh (left) fences againt a UPenn player in the women's foil category.Asit Mishra/Collegian
Women's Gymnastics seniors Danielle Hover (left) and Heather McElwee pose in the White Building on Thursday afternoon. The two will face N.C. State and Maryland in their last home meet tonight at 7:00 PM in Rec Hall.Dana Heller/Collegian
Senior Talor Battle (12) attempts to shoot during Tuesday night's 82-61 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the BJC.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Daisy sharing a moment with owner Eli Kwon (Senior-Economics) at the HUB lawns on Monday evening.Venkatesh Krishnan/Collegian
Tony Villella (senior-kinesiology) boxes with another student during the "Lunch Box" at Central PA Mixed Martial Arts, 1700 South Atherton St., on Thursday. The class is held during lunch hours, 11:30-12:30, for all age and skill levels.Aaron Dunlevy/Collegian
Midshipmen Marines participate in Small Unit Leadership Exercises Thursday afternoon as a part of their training. Katie Silvis/Collegian
Here are the Daily Collegian photos of the week from March 4 until March 17 (Spring Break fell in the middle). The winning photos are M. Antonio Silas' magician photo, and Kelley King's basketball photo, the first two in the slideshow.
Senior Talor Battle (12) is emotional on Senior Night before their game against Ohio State in the BJC on Tuesday night.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Andrew Jones (22) gives a look of frustration in Tuesday's senior night game against Ohio St. The Lions lost the game 82-61.Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
Mia Nickson (24) attempts to block a shot by Purdue's Sam Ostarello (32) during the Lady Lion's 51-49 loss on Thursday night at the BJC.Kelley King/Collegian
Senior Julia Trogele hugs her coach Coquese Washington as she was honored before the game against North Western at BJC on Sunday afternoon. She finishes her final regular season at the BJC with this game.Venkatesh Krishnan/Collegian
165-pounder James Vollrath wrestles in Penn State's 30-12 victory over No. 16 Wisconsin Friday night at Rec Hall. Vollrath won his match 7-3.Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
Matthew Mackrides (10) puts some distance between himself and a Notre Dame defender in Sunday afternoon's 6-2 loss.Bryan Meehan/Collegian
Jeff Brooks (25) shoots over Ohio State's Deshaun Thomas (1) during Tuesday night's loss in the Bryce Jordan Center.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Talor Battle waits as his name is introduced for the last time at the Bryce Jordan Center in Tuesday's senior night game against Ohio State.Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
Theresa Zichelli (23) runs with the ball at the Women's Lacrosse opening game against Bucknell at the Holuba Hall on Wednesday night. Penn State beat Bucknell with a final score of 22-2.Venkatesh Krishnan/Collegian
Students and passengers look on as EMS workers load an unidentified woman onto a gurney after she was hit by a White Loop while crossing the intersection of Beaver Avenue and Burrowes Street on Thursday afternoon.Kelley King/Collegian
Partakers of State Patty's day wait outside of Gingerbread Man Saturday afternoon while some get turned down.Sarah Bond/Collegian
A Fluidity Dance Company performer dances to a routine during their show in The State Theatre on Sunday afternoon.Kelley King/Collegian
Members of Dick Hufmans Hazmat class practice their hand-eye coordination during their class on Sunday afternoon outside of the IST Building.
Andrew Dunheimer/Collegian
Hassan Sheriff (senior-public relations) speaks out about the rising tuition rates during the march against tuition in front of Old Main on Wednesday afternoon.Kelly Rootes-Murdy/Collegian
Cameron Sooby (sophomore-bio premed) walks towards the HUB on Tuesday afternoon as another student's reflection is caught in the bumper of a truck parked outside of the McAllister building.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Randi Giger (freshman-elementary education) and Brittany Rowley (freshman-elementary education) pick out sweets at Campus Candy Wednesday night.Sarah Bond/Collegian
A member of RAM squad spins on his head during practice last week.Kelley King/Collegian
Have a look at the Collegian photographer's photos of the week. Winners are Chloe Elmer's Talor Battle photo and Kelley King's dancer photo. One sports and one news photo is chosen as a winner each week.
Ed Ruth wrestles his opponent during Friday night's win against the University of Pittsburgh in Rec Hall.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Kristin Blades performs a routine on the vault Sunday afternoon in Rec Hall in a quad meet against University of Pitt, West Virginia University, and Bridgeport.Tom Ruane/Collegian
Tim Frazier (23) shoots in Sunday afternoon's game against Northwestern at the BJC.Sarah Bond/Collegian
Erin Barsan (junior-advertising) spoon feeds ice cream into Mike Snyder (junior-petrolium and natural gas engineering).Andrew Dunheimer/Collegian
Penn State Club Cheerleaders put on a show on the Bryce Jordan Center stage early Sunday morning.Andrew Dunheimer/Collegian
THON entertainment captain Sara Leader (senior-film) hugs her friend after the total amount of money raised in THON was announced on Sunday afternoon in the BJC.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Lucas Rupp, 8, listens as his father speaks about the loss of his sister Felicia during Family Hour at THON Sunday afternoon.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
THON Overall Operations Chairwoman Micaela Gutman, Overall Chairwoman Kirsten Kelly and Overall Family Relations Chairman Sean Tucker celebrate after revealing the grand total Sunday night.Kelley King/Collegian
The men's swim team performed Saturday night during Penn State's 2011 THON pep rally in the Bryce Jordan Center.Tom Ruane/Collegian
A large group of students stand on the Old Main steps speaking in protest of rising tuition. The crowd listened to speeches by two Penn State professors and a plethora of students. Speakers shared their own personal experiences with the audience and spoke in support of a lower more manageable tuition rate.Andrew Dunheimer/Collegian
Balloons were dropped Tuesday afternoon in the HUB as celebration for Penn State's 156th birthday, also known as "Founders Day"Sarah Bond/Collegian
Matt Kaslow (junior-accounting) gets his head shaved by Sam Kohler (junior-art history) in Atherton Hall on Thursday night in preperation for THON.Kelley King/Collegian
Check out the Collegian's photos of the week, featuring photos from THON 2011. Our winners were Sarah Bond's basketball photo as well as Andrew Dunheimer's club cheerleading photo from THON.
Actors Topher Grace and Teresa Palmer talk to Penn State students about their new movie, "Take Me Home Tonight" at the State Theatre on Tuesday.M. Antonio Silas/Collegian
Courtney Yobbi (freshman, education) and Liz Nitzberg (senior, psychology), left, and seniors Chelsea Raney and Karen Moroski kiss during the 7th annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies Student Alliances KissOut held Monday afternoon at the HUB-Robeson Center.Christine Reckner/Collegian
Same-sex couples walk away with smiles after being turned down by the Centre County Registration Office for marriage licenses in Bellefonte Monday morning.Kelly Rootes-Murdy/Collegian
"Thunder" Petway heckles the referee during the Harlem Globetrotters visit to the Bryce Jordan Center Monday evening.Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
Headcoach Mark Pavlik talking to his team at the game against #7 UC Irvine's on Friday night at the REC Hall. Penn State lost the game with 3 set to 1.Venkatesh Krishnan/Collegian
Samantha Nissley (Sophomore-Animal Sciences) and Rachel Klinefelter (Freshman-Agricultural Bussiness Management) checking in on Valentino (born on Feb 14, 2011) and Verse (mare) at the Horse Barn (near BJC) on Wednesday.Venkatesh Krishnan/Collegian
Cirque Eloize perform at the Eisenhower Auditorium on Tuesday night.Venkatesh Krishnan/Collegian
Mia Nickson (24) attempts a shot during the Lady Lions 60-49 loss to Michigan St. Thursday night.Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
Whitney Bencsko performs a routine on the uneven paraellel bars Sunday afternoon in a quad meet against the University of Pitt, West Virginia University, and Bridgeport.Tom Ruane/Collegian
Take a look at our photography showcase for the week. Our winning shots are Tyler Sizemore's photo of the Lady Lions and Venkatesh Krishnan's photo from a horse barn.
Our photographer Amanda August is studying abroad in France this semester. See what she has to say about the food of France so far.
France is known for its food, so basically all I do in France is eat. The French normally do not snack, but I can't wait nine hours in between lunch and dinner, so I've now found places to both snack and have meals. There is a wonderful creperie near my classes and one near my favorite bookstore. I have found a favorite grocery store, Carrefour, which is on my walk to-and-from the metro. I have also found my favorite ice-cream shop on the Ile-Saint-Louis, behind Notre Dame. Food is practically a hobby for my friends and I in Paris.
There are a few things that everyone must eat when in France: cheese (which I don't like but have tried), wine, bread (baguettes are wonderful), pain au chocolat (a favorite snacks, crepes (especially Nutella flavored), galettes (a healthy crepe with cheese, meat, and veggies), macaroons ( tiny cakes) and my personal favorite, the ice cream and gelato.
Cereal is different here too. One of my favorites consists of granola and dark chocolate shavings. There is also cereal made of Nutella. Nutella in France is much better than in the United States, and some people eat it everyday for breakfast.
I've had an interesting experience with steaks here as well, because French people eat their steaks still mooing basically. One of my first meals here was a hamburger steak...totally rare, though I asked for medium rare. From that point on, I've been cooking my own meat.
Our photographer Amanda August is studying abroad in France this semester. See and read about her adventure ice skating on the Eiffel Tower:
Most people who visit Paris go to the Eiffel Tower; however, not many people can say that they have had the chance to ice skate (or 'partinage' in French) on the lower deck of the Eiffel Tower. I got the chance to, and it was awesome! It may be the smallest ice skating rink known to man but it is one. We first walked up about 400 steps to get to the first level of the tower, and then went ice skating. They had hockey-skate boots with figure-skating blades, and it felt very wobbly, but it was still a lot of fun. We were basically just skating in a bunch of circles, but the view was amazing! After ice skating for about half an hour or so I then climbed another 300 some odd stairs (for a grand total of 669 stairs) to the second level of the tower. The view from there is even better, but very windy! Unfortunately the top was closed. Finishing off the day, I treated myself to a delicious hot chocolate in one of the cafes on the upper deck.
President Barack Obama looks up at the crowd of students while shaking hands after delivering his speech on energy initiatives at Rec Hall on Thursday afternoon.Kelley King/Collegian
President Barack Obama waves to a crowd in Rec Hall before delivering a speech on energy on Thursday afternoon.Andrew Dunheimer/Collegian
President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd of students, community members, and a VIP section during his visit to campus on Thursday afternoon in Rec hall.Andrew Dunheimer/Collegian
President Barack Obama greets two children in the VIP section before starting his speech on energy policy in Rec Hall on Thursday afternoon.Andrew Dunheimer/Collegian
Asha Patel (junior-agricultural business management) studies at the corridor of Chemisty Building on Monday. Venkatesh Krishnan/Collegian
Larissa Moser (junior-art education), left, and Kate Skopowski (sophomore-art education) look at Ghislaine Fremaux's painting, There (Sina), in Zoller Gallery as part of the first-year MFA student exhibition which will be on display until February 15.Tyler Sizemore/Collegian
Vita McHale (senior-broadcast journalism) is hoisted into the air on a harness by BJC stage crew and Bon Jovi tour stage crew on Monday afternoon in the Bryce Jordan Center. A select group of students were chosen to help with equipment setup and organization for the main stage and lighting for the Bon Jovi concert on Wednesday night.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Cammeron Woodyard (24) defends agaisnt Michigan's Darius Morris (4) during Saturday's loss in the Bryce Jordan Center.Peter Tesoriero/Collegian
Penn State's Tim Frazier (23) attempts to score a basket agaisnt Michigan's Jordan Morgan (52) during their game in the Bryce Jordan Center.Peter Tesoriero/Collegian
Eddie Bourchier returns the ball at the men's doubles match against North Carolina State University at the Sarni Indoor Tennis Facility on Saturday morning.Venkatesh Krishnan/Collegian
Joe Sunder (17) spikes the ball against #7 UC Irvine on Friday night at the REC Hall. Penn State lost the game with 3 set to 1.Venkatesh Krishnan/Collegian
Ed Ruth wrestles Iowa's Ethen Lofthouse during the Nittany Lions' 22-13 loss in Rec Hall on Sunday afternoon.Chloe Elmer/Collegian
Freshman Ed Ruth wrestles Ethen Lofthouse of Iowa in the 174 weight class during Sunday afternoon's match in Rec Hall. Asit Mishra/Collegian
Imagine your assignment sheet reading "President Barack Obama on campus" while you are looking at events for the next day. That's exactly what our photographers were able to experience last week. The hype and thrill of having a sitting president on campus comes with everything: motorcades, protests, the landing and take-off of Air Force One, etc., including the ever-loved photo page. In addition, our news and sports genres were brimming with assignments over the weekend, and we came out strong. Our winning photos of the week are Pete Tesoriero's basketball shot of Tim Frazier being blocked, as well as Andrew Dunheimer's shot of the President onstage waving to a full crowd in Rec Hall. Enjoy!
