--- title: Silicon Valley International School Blog | Erin O'Rielly description: Discover a world-class education at Silicon Valley International School's blog. Explore insightful articles on global learning, cultural diversity, and innovative teaching methods. Join us in shaping young minds for a dynamic future. Enriching education awaits - read on! --- [![Silicon Valley International School](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/Logos/INTL_Logo_RGB_2024.png)](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/) ![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/search.png) [![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/hamb.png)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/author/erin-orielly#sidr-main) - [admissionstour and variable tuition](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/admissions) - [early yearspreschool and pre k](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/early-years) - [elementary school kindergarten–5th grade](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/elementary) - [middle school 6–8th grade](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/middle-school) - [high school9–12th grade](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/high-school) **Locations** [Palo Alto and Menlo Park, CA](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/about/contact-us) **Email** [admissions@svintl.org](mailto:%20admissions@svintl.org) **Social** - [![facebook](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417421_134652.png)](http://www.facebook.com/svintlschool) - [![Instagram](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417426_134654.png)](http://www.instagram.com/svintlschool) - [![Twitter](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417432_134655.png)](http://www.twitter.com/svintlschool) - [![LinkedIn](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417433_134656.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/svintlschool) - [![YouTube](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417434_134657.png)](https://www.youtube.com/user/istpnet) # Silicon Valley International School Blog [blog home](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org) All Categories [culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [STEM](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/stem) [social emotional learning](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/social-emotional-learning) [community](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/community) [inquiry learning](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/inquiry-learning) [Achievement](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/achievement) [Bilingualism](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/bilingualism) [![featured\_image\_large](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/image%5B37%5D.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/advice-for-traveling-in-china) [Chinese Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/chinese-immersion) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) ### [Advice for Traveling in China](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/advice-for-traveling-in-china) On the plane ride home from our amazing trip to China, we asked our students what advice they would give to someone who was traveling to China for the first time. Here is their advice (in no particular order) and a few pieces of advice from the chaperones too. [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock_000015300555Large-copy-620x449-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/15/last-day-in-china) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [Chinese Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/chinese-immersion) ##### [Last Day in China](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/15/last-day-in-china) ##### the premier bilingual (Chinese, French, German) IB world school [sign up \>](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/admissions#/) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [Chinese Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/chinese-immersion) ##### [Goodbye Hangzhou. Hello Wuxi, Suzhou, & Shanghai!](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/goodbye-hangzhou.-hello-wuxi-suzhou-shanghai) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/image-620x465-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=image-620x465-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/11/three-days-at-the-qiushi-school) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [Chinese Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/chinese-immersion) ##### [Three Days at the Qiushi School](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/11/three-days-at-the-qiushi-school) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [Chinese Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/chinese-immersion) ##### [The Spring Field Trip with the Qiushi School](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/09/the-spring-field-trip-with-the-quishi-school) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20130408-0930391-2.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20130408-0930391-2.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/07/the-great-wall-tech-museum-olympic-park) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [Chinese Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/chinese-immersion) ##### [The Great Wall, Tech Museum, & Olympic Park](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/07/the-great-wall-tech-museum-olympic-park) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20130408-1000031-1-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20130408-1000031-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/07/beihai-park-prince-gongs-palace-tiananmen-square-the-forbidden-city) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [Chinese Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/chinese-immersion) ##### [Beihai Park, Prince Gong's Palace, Tiananmen Square, & The Forbidden City](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/07/beihai-park-prince-gongs-palace-tiananmen-square-the-forbidden-city) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20130408-1235371-1-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20130408-1235371-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/07/a-night-on-the-sleeper-train) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [Chinese Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/chinese-immersion) ##### [A Night on the Sleeper Train](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/07/a-night-on-the-sleeper-train) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20130408-1531151-1-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20130408-1531151-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/07/sunday-in-hangzhou-2) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [Chinese Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/chinese-immersion) ##### [Sunday in Hangzhou](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/07/sunday-in-hangzhou-2) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [Chinese Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/chinese-immersion) ##### [Greetings from Beijing!](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/07/greetings-from-beijing) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20130408-1553191-1-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20130408-1553191-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/08/first-day-at-the-quishi-school) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [Chinese Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/chinese-immersion) ##### [First Day at the Qiushi School](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2013/04/08/first-day-at-the-quishi-school) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/Unknown-620x348-1.jpeg?width=420&height=260&name=Unknown-620x348-1.jpeg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/25/blerancourt-exchange-postcards-in-blerancourt) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Blérancourt Exchange - Postcards in Blérancourt](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/25/blerancourt-exchange-postcards-in-blerancourt) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Blérancourt Exchange - Auvers sur Oise](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/25/blerancourt-exchange-auvers-sur-oise) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/image3-620x348-1.jpeg?width=420&height=260&name=image3-620x348-1.jpeg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/25/blerancourt-exchange-labbaye-saint-jean-des-vignes) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Blérancourt Exchange - L'Abbaye Saint-Jean des Vignes](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/25/blerancourt-exchange-labbaye-saint-jean-des-vignes) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/P1000576-445x620-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=P1000576-445x620-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/24/armistice-chateau-de-compiegne-tir-a-larc) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Blérancourt Exchange - Armistice, Château de Compiègne & Tir à l'Arc](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/24/armistice-chateau-de-compiegne-tir-a-larc) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20121021-150114-2.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20121021-150114-2.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/21/saturday-in-paris) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Blérancourt Exchange - Saturday in Paris](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/21/saturday-in-paris) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20121021-145526-2.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20121021-145526-2.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/21/blerancourt-exchange-a-day-at-the-chateau-de-blerancourt) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Blérancourt Exchange - A Day at the Château de Blérancourt](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/21/blerancourt-exchange-a-day-at-the-chateau-de-blerancourt) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/blerancourt-1-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=blerancourt-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/18/blerancourt-exchange-la-caverne-du-dragon-le-chemin-des-dames) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Blérancourt Exchange - La Caverne du Dragon & Le Chemin des Dames](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/18/blerancourt-exchange-la-caverne-du-dragon-le-chemin-des-dames) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20121010-162656-2.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20121010-162656-2.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/10/stand-up-against-bullying-wear-pink) [Community](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/community) ##### [Stand Up Against Bullying - Wear Pink!](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/10/10/stand-up-against-bullying-wear-pink) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/Toes-224x300-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=Toes-224x300-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/06/07/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-pedicures-pie-and-the-painted-ladies-for-a-teacher-treasure) [Community](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/community) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Pedicures, Pie, and the Painted Ladies for a Teacher Treasure](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/06/07/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-pedicures-pie-and-the-painted-ladies-for-a-teacher-treasure) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20120415-230604-1-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20120415-230604-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/15/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-a-sunday-in-paris) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Fumel Trip - A Sunday in Paris](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/15/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-a-sunday-in-paris) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20120414-184110-1-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20120414-184110-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/14/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-were-in-paris) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Fumel Trip - We're in Paris!](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/14/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-were-in-paris) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20120413-075422-1-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20120413-075422-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/13/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-lascaux-sarlat) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Fumel Trip - Lascaux & Sarlat](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/13/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-lascaux-sarlat) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20120413-234610-2.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20120413-234610-2.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/13/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-cahors) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Fumel Trip - Cahors](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/13/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-cahors) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20120412-050919-2.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20120412-050919-2.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/12/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-le-chateau-de-bonaguil) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Fumel Trip - Le Château de Bonaguil](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/12/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-le-chateau-de-bonaguil) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20120410-224720-1-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20120410-224720-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/10/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-a-day-in-fumel) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Fumel Trip - A Day in Fumel](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/10/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-a-day-in-fumel) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20120409-182856-1-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20120409-182856-1-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/09/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-laccrobranche) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Fumel Trip - L'accrobranche](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/09/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-fumel-trip-laccrobranche) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/20120408-192320-300x224-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=20120408-192320-300x224-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/08/sfo-to-fumel-weve-arrived) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Fumel Trip - SFO to Fumel... We've arrived!](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2012/04/08/sfo-to-fumel-weve-arrived) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_0427-300x225-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=IMG_0427-300x225-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2011/10/27/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-blerancourt-trip-la-caverne-du-dragon-and-le-chemin-des-dames) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Blérancourt Trip - La Caverne du Dragon and le Chemin des Dames](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2011/10/27/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-blerancourt-trip-la-caverne-du-dragon-and-le-chemin-des-dames) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_0375-300x225-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=IMG_0375-300x225-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2011/10/26/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-blerancourt-trip-postcards-a-reception) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Blérancourt Trip - Postcards & a Reception](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2011/10/26/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-blerancourt-trip-postcards-a-reception) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_0277-225x300-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=IMG_0277-225x300-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2011/10/25/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-blerancourt-trip-a-day-in-amiens) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Blérancourt Trip - A Day in Amiens](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2011/10/25/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-blerancourt-trip-a-day-in-amiens) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/TourEiffel-225x300-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=TourEiffel-225x300-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2011/10/25/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-blerancourt-trip-our-day-in-paris) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Blérancourt Trip - Our Day in Paris!](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2011/10/25/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-blerancourt-trip-our-day-in-paris) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_0240-300x225-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=IMG_0240-300x225-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2011/10/24/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-blerancourt-trip-le-musee-de-blerancourt-and-le-chateau-de-compiegne) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - Blérancourt Trip - Le Musée de Blérancourt and le Château de Compiègne](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2011/10/24/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-blerancourt-trip-le-musee-de-blerancourt-and-le-chateau-de-compiegne) [![featured\_image](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Miscellaneous/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_0070-225x300-1.jpg?width=420&height=260&name=IMG_0070-225x300-1.jpg)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/2011/10/24/guest-blogger-erin-orielly-blerancourt-trip-chateau-de-pierrefonds-archery) [Culture](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/culture) [French Immersion](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/tag/french-immersion) ##### [Guest Blogger Erin O'Rielly - 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