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Caroline Damron, a junior, studiesthe architecture of Dijon, France,while touring the city March 3, 2008.The HIP group was able to explorethe city and sample its specialties— dijon mustard and spiced bread.Courtesy of Caroline DamronSenior JoAnna Kirk attempts to removethe sword from the stone April12, 2008, at Disney World Paris. Agroup of students spent the day at theamusement park, enjoying the Americanrides and food available at the park.Courtesy of JoAnna KirkCarina Schrei, a senior, looks outonto the Mediterranean Sea on May5, 2008, at Cinque Terre, Italy. Studentswere able to free travel acrossEurope during their stay in France.Courtesy of Caroline DamronEnjoying their dinner, junior SallyTucker and senior Sarah Hug relaxwhile traveling by train February 17,2008, from Belgium back to Reims,France. A group of students spenta few days in Brussels and Liege,Belgium, before returning to theirhometown. Courtesy of CarolineDamronAsong from the ‘60s released by JamesBrown stated “it’s a man’s, man’s, man’sworld,” but for the students that embarkedon the Harding University in Paris (HIP) semesterabroad, it was a woman’s world. Sophomore JohnCannaday was the only male in a group with 13women on the spring 2008 trip.Cannaday signed up for the trip only a monthbefore the group left, so he was well aware ofwhat he was getting himself into and embracedthe experience with open arms. Surrounded bywomen for a whole semester was a hard thing forone man to handle. Senior JoAnna Kirk admittedthat sometimes the girls would get caught updoing “girly” activities and Cannaday would beout of the loop.“We always wanted to go shopping, and hewasn’t into that,” Kirk said.Cannady, being the odd one out, also causedseveral good laughs throughout the semester.“When we would go out, we would do aroommate check,” junior Allison Evins said. “Hedidn’t have a roommate, so we always had to be like‘John, John?’ and make sure he was there.”Living arrangements were also interestingfor Cannaday. The grouped stayed in an “aparthotel,”and while the girls would be surroundedby each other the whole time, Cannaday wouldbe on a different floor by himself surroundedby other guests.“I always ended up with the single room inthe hostels because I was male,” Cannaday said.“I didn’t complain much.”Before departing for the trip, Cannaday spenttime with his guy friends to soak up every last bitof male bonding he could.“I shared some of my concerns about beingwith all girls, and we conjectured about what mymarital status would be upon returning and thescale of things that could be a result of a semesterwithout men,” Cannaday said. “We didn’t go intothe woods, hunt deer or shoot guns, but they38 student life