Leah, linguist

The new Bienvenue en France communication campaign gives voice to those who have chosen France for their higher education. Each portrait traces the student's journey from his or her country to France, within their establishment and until the completion of their professional goals. Twenty alumni volunteered to carry a simple message: "I chose to study in France, what about you?".

Halfway between the American Indiana Jones and the French Jules Verne, this American linguist is currently a doctoral student in Southwest France where she unearths and dissects rare consonants from around the world. An amateur swimmer and snowboarder, she uses France as her playing field, both for its excellent research centers and for its quality of life.

Her favorite artist?

Winter sports or beach vacation?

The writer she'll never get tired of?