{"id":6876,"date":"2026-02-09T23:31:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/?p=6876"},"modified":"2026-02-09T23:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T23:35:36","slug":"william-obrien-in-paris-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/2026\/02\/09\/william-obrien-in-paris-france\/","title":{"rendered":"William O&#8217;Brien in Paris, France"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-intro \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-intro\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-highlights \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-highlights\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          William O&#8217;Brien in Paris, France\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <ul>\n              <li><p><strong>Program:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/studenttravelabroad.usc.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&amp;id=10039\">USC Paris<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Term:<\/strong> Year 2024-2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Majors:<\/strong> Political Science, French<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6877 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/02\/F9B2B999-590B-4097-96AC-B632D1DB339B_1_105_c-Will-OBrien-III-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/02\/F9B2B999-590B-4097-96AC-B632D1DB339B_1_105_c-Will-OBrien-III-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/02\/F9B2B999-590B-4097-96AC-B632D1DB339B_1_105_c-Will-OBrien-III-1.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have always wanted to study abroad, especially in France. 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