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Kim in Strasbourg
I'm a third year French and History student who, as my name cunningly suggests, is studying in Strasbourg for the year.Speaking French in France
This sounds like something so obvious, it must be easy. You go to France, speak French all the time and […]
The standard blog about French food
As I am spending my year abroad in France it would be remiss of me not to write a blog […]
Being so busy your head might explode
Being so busy that my head might explode is not a problem I have only encountered on Erasmus. I tend […]
When living in France becomes normal
What is ‘normal’ in life? There was a time when living in a medieval building was a goal, now it’s […]
Discovering just how British you are
I used to think I was a bit of a Francophile; more accustomed to the French way of life but […]
A Valentine’s Message
Something that gives me hope in the world is the sheer volume of people who are currently in a long […]
The madness of starting a class at 8am
In France it is perfectly acceptable to start your day at 8am (I don’t mean wake up, I mean be […]
Why you should ignore your teachers
I have been learning French for over ten years now, in fact, I think it’s at the point where I […]
I’m moving to France… Now where on earth am I going to live?
Someone recently asked me what is the one piece of information I wish I’d had before I ventured abroad. Quite […]
