Salut, It’s with great sadness that I write the following: my time in Paris has come to an end (at least for now). I’ve been back in Edinburgh for almost a week now and already my Parisian life feels like a dream! So for a concluding blog post, I’ve decided to share some of the … More My Top 3…in Paris
Whilst on my year abroad in Paris, I’ve been working part time for a company called Babylangues. Babylangues employ native English speakers to teach English to French children. Today I’ve had my last session with five year old Benjamin, who I’ve been working with for eight months. In that time not only has his English … More Working for Babylangues
Salut! Long time, no blog posts! Exams and essays have kept me very busy in the past month, but I’m happy to be able to say that a) they’re finally over and b) I’ve managed to pass everything, and I’ve actually done pretty well in some classes. After two presentations, six pieces of coursework and twenty … More #ISurvivedParis7Diderot
Choose the place and not the uni To be honest, whilst I enjoyed a few classes last semester, I’m finding the majority of my classes here to be pretty dull, not to mention really long! The university leaves a lot to be desired in comparison to Edinburgh. But I’m in Paris, and that makes it … More 10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before My Year Abroad
Guess what, guess what…I’m finally on Easter holidays! Hooray! I feel like this semester has gone on forever (what with nine consecutive weeks of exams) and I’m excited to have a break before finishing up my academic year here! The exam dates have finally been released so I’m properly finished at the very end of … More Paris in the spring!
I got an email a couple of weeks ago from a future Paris VII international student who had seen my blog posts. I thought I’d share the responses to her questions here, as I know from my own experience that there’s not a lot about the uni online. If you have any more questions feel … More Université Paris VII Diderot – Q & A
Salut à tous! I apologise for the big gap between this post and the previous one. A combination of visitors and uni exams has kept me very busy over the past few weeks, and I just finished this blog post then google chrome did a restart and I lost half of it! I feel a … More I’ve been busy, I promise!
Salut à tous! Last weekend I got to visit somewhere I’ve wanted to go for ages: Amsterdam! One of the best things about living in continental Europe is how much cheaper/easier it is to travel and I’m keen to make the most of this opportunity. This weekend, which we only booked a couple of weeks ago, … More A Visit to Amsterdam
Bonjour bonjour bonjour, This blog post is going to be pretty light on the reason I’m actually here (eg studying for my degree/learning how to be French). Instead, if you’d like an insight into the fabulous time I’ve had pretending to be a tourist with some of my favourite people over the past few weeks, … More The time I got to be a tourist (et c’était merveilleux)
Salut! I’ve been back at uni for two weeks now, and I’ve still got three classes that haven’t started yet. I have had an exhausting fortnight trying to sort out classes (at the appropriate time, in the appropriate office) because naturally the ones we signed up for weren’t all we thought they would be. The … More Le début du semestre 2
