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\u201cJ\u2019ai dit \u00e0 Paris, \u2018Tu as chang\u00e9.\u2019 Et la ville m\u2019a dit, \u2018Toi aussi, tu as chang\u00e9.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five decades after first participating in KU\u2019s Summer Language Institute in Paris, Stuart Boley returned to the City of Light this summer to reignite his connections with the French language, the people, the culture and himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI said to Paris, \u2018You have changed,\u2019\u201d says Boley, c\u201977. \u201cAnd the city said to me, \u2018You also have changed.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the summer of 1975, Boley was a 20-year-old undergraduate student from Lenexa on his first overseas trip. This summer, as a 70-year-old retiree, he again participated in the Summer Language Institute after taking French 110 at KU in fall 2024 as part of a Kansas Board of Regents policy that allows Kansas residents age 60 or older to audit university courses on campus at no charge. Boley (who paid full tuition and fees to participate in the study abroad program this summer) was one of 19 KU students on the five-week trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The summer of \u201975<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the United States in 1975, \u201cOne of These Nights\u201d and \u201cLove Will Keep Us Together\u201d topped the music charts, while \u201cDog Day Afternoon,\u201d \u201cJaws\u201d and \u201cFrench Connection II\u201d were popular movies. That summer, Boley was across the Atlantic experiencing Parisian culture and daily life. But his raison d\u2019\u00eatre l\u00e0<\/em>\u2014his reason for being there\u2014was the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Started in 1958, KU\u2019s Summer Language Institute in Paris is among the oldest continuously running summer academic programs offered by a U.S. university. Having studied French in junior high and high school, Boley continued at KU and saw the study abroad program as an opportunity to practice his language skills and learn about the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI met other students from Nigeria, Holland and Italy,\u201d Boley says. \u201cIt was a wonderful experience. It was fun, but tough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That experience in Paris and his French language skills would play an important role in a later career opportunity. After graduating from KU, Boley moved to Houston and was hired as an IRS auditor. Three years later, and partly because of his study abroad experience, Boley landed in Paris again, this time for an assignment in the U.S. Embassy. He would spend another six months living in and experiencing Paris as a local with his wife and young child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The summer of \u201925<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This summer, \u201cOrdinary\u201d and \u201cWhat I Want\u201d were chart-toppers, and moviegoers were watching \u201cSuperman\u201d and \u201cF1.\u201d Boley was in Paris again, experiencing the culture and practicing his rusty French language skills. Older and wiser, Boley was more confident and less intimidated than he was 50 years ago, particularly when speaking to Parisians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy skin is tougher than when I was 20. I am less worried about what other people think,\u201d Boley says. \u201cAt 20, I was afraid of making mistakes. At 70, I\u2019ve made so many mistakes, a few more won\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top: Stuart Boley (back row, left) visited Paris cultural sites such as the Panth\u00e9on with Professor Paul Scott and KU students. Bottom: Boley also found time to enjoy the City of Light\u2019s vibrant caf\u00e9 culture.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In returning to Paris, Boley wanted to have a sense of purpose and be immersed in the daily life of the city. While he could have visited as a tourist, the summer institute program helped him connect with the city and people as he had when living there in 1975 and 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t want to just see Paris; I wanted to experience it. If you\u2019re looking at the Eiffel Tower, you\u2019re not looking at the people,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key part of this trip was the housing arrangement. In 1975, students in the summer institute lived in dorms. Today, students live with host families, which provides more opportunity to experience typical Parisian life. Boley was unsure whether a family would agree to host a nontraditional \u201csenior\u201d student, and he feared he would have to stay in a hotel. Fortunately, he was provided a home with host family Maria and Denis Laloux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study abroad\u2019s enduring appeal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Experiencing day-to-day life in a foreign country and connecting with locals are among the many rewards of studying abroad. Whether lasting a few weeks, a semester or an academic year, study abroad programs provide students with the opportunity to see and experience international communities and cultures in a way that is rarely possible as a tourist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Refining their foreign language skills and gaining a more global perspective can also help students as they enter the workforce, as Boley learned in 1980. For that reason, KU places a significant focus on experiential learning\u2014opportunities that take students outside the classroom and enable them to have hands-on experiences. The University offers more than 165 study abroad programs<\/a> in more than 70 countries, and nearly 25% of undergraduate students participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a chance for personal renewal,\u201d Boley says. \u201cIt\u2019s an amazing opportunity to step out of what you\u2019re doing and do something challenging and wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruce Hayes, professor and chair of the department of French, Francophone and Italian studies<\/a>, has been co-directing KU\u2019s Paris Summer Language Institute for more than 20 years along with his colleague, Professor Paul Scott. Hayes directs the five days of touring northwestern France, while Scott oversees a four-week stay in Paris. Both ended up as French scholars and teachers because of their time spent in France when they were younger. Some students naturally may be anxious about taking the leap to study abroad, Hayes says, but those who participate benefit immensely, including through gaining newfound confidence\u2014une nouvelle confiance<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNobody ever does study abroad and says, \u2018I wish I hadn\u2019t done that,\u2019\u201d Hayes says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cost can be a barrier to studying abroad, but KU Study Abroad & Global Engagement can help students navigate the financial challenges. KU Endowment, for example, has more than 120 awards and scholarships that support study abroad in 32 academic departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then and now<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Family support for a study abroad experience is important, and Boley\u2019s family looks much different today than it did in 1975. He says his wife, Lisa Boley, and his grown children gave him support and encouragement when he mentioned the idea of participating in the language institute. After nearly 50 years of marriage, Lisa understood why Boley wanted to return to Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStuart is independent and adventurous, so the trip did not seem like a huge leap,\u201d she says. \u201cHis first trip to Paris with KU Study Abroad was very important in his life, and he has wonderful memories of that experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cYou also have changed\u201d: Boley at Normandy in 1975 (top), and along the same stretch of coastline in 2025.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Study abroad experiences often include side trips to culturally or historically significant places, and the Summer Language Institute in Paris is no exception. Hayes says a trip to Normandy has been part of the program for at least 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStudents are typically quite moved by the experience of visiting the American Cemetery in Normandy,\u201d Hayes says. \u201cAs World War II gets further and further from our collective memory, students have less and less awareness of what exactly happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider that Boley\u2019s first Normandy visit in 1975 was only 30 years after the end of WWII, while 50 years have passed since that trip. With age comes wisdom, and with time comes perspective. In visiting the Normandy American Cemetery on this trip, he reflected on his life over the past 50 years\u2014years the soldiers laid to rest there didn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn my first visit, I was about the same age as those who were buried there,\u201d Boley says. \u201cAs a 70-year-old, I have a greater appreciation of tragedy and a better understanding of the significance of their sacrifice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a lifetime of perspective and a desire for an authentically local experience, Boley\u2019s approach to study abroad this summer was different from that of his younger self. This summer, he spent much of his time in the relatively quiet Gambetta district frequenting caf\u00e9s, studying, and simply enjoying life as a 70-year-old college student in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis time, I didn\u2019t close down any bars, but I opened some caf\u00e9s,\u201d Boley says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCette fois-ci, je n\u2019ai ferm\u00e9 aucun bar, mais j\u2019ai ouvert quelques caf\u00e9s.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Snapshot: KU Study Abroad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

165+<\/strong> study abroad programs offered, with options for every major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

70+<\/strong> countries where students can study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$500,000+<\/strong> in study abroad scholarships awarded in the 2024-\u201925 academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 25%<\/strong> of undergraduate students study abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KU ranks in the top 6%<\/strong> nationally for study abroad participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Day, c\u201990, g\u201997, is director of strategic communications in KU\u2019s Office of Public Affairs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos courtesy of Stuart Boley<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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