Updating this just because I'm high on drugs (prescribed medication dw) and I can't do anything else. Hope everyone's loving my enthusiasm for this blog. Uni wise I'm really enjoying it each class is 1h 30 which is a bit grim because I just loose concentration after 30-40mins. When I actually have a had a coffee I feel like I understand a good 95% of what's being said the difficulty is more with getting used to being taught in a different language, just adapting to that new norm will take a while.
I'm trying to write this super quick before the drugs kick in lmao. Erm if you're studying two languages or taking up a beginners language here for a module, I feel your pain. Obviously its difficult anyway to speak and be in another language 24/7 but to then have a third language taught to you in your second language/one that's not your mother tongue fk meeeeeeeeeee. Especially on those days when u have an 8am class or a 6pm one and just to make your day better the lecturers like "Hannah, pouvez-vous traduire cet phrase" and I'm sat there like which language do you want? French? Chinese? It's really good practice though I think because you're forced to switch languages so quickly.
Also if you happen to be ill/need time off uni I can now unintentionally give you my experience because I may have passed out and cut my chin open by falling into a radiator, ending up in A&E having stitches :) hurt quite a lot not gonna lie, I thought being concussed and having general anaesthetic would've numbed it but no. Anyway once I'm not high as a kite I'll email my uni insurance and see what I need to do to claim the medical insurance back and keep you guys updated.
I don't think much exciting happened during Sept I think it was just a lot of sorting uni out because these people are a mess when it comes to organisation. I didn't have a solid timetable until last week but I think that's pretty normal for people here. Just contact your Erasmus coordinator here, ask Erasmus group chats and your lecturers to put you on the course/inscribe you into their course. Each uni will do it differently but we have a little international passport you have to get each lecturer of your chosen modules to sign to then give back to the Erasmus office. If you have trouble with the online platform that the uni uses just go to the Erasmus office, you just wanna basically go to them about everything.
Oh yeah I went to Nimes at the start of sept it's the prettiest city, always look at the train offers here because I got a ticket to go there for a day with a return for 2euros. Look at sncf trains through trainline if you want to travel to different city for the day as long as you book things off peak you get really good deals. If not look at flexibus for getting cheap coaches to different cities they're generally between 2-15euros depending the day/time you go. Tram/bus wise I just get the monthly tram pass which covers the buses too for like 25euros.
Last update of what I did in sept is go to a French concert. Went to Marseilles with some friends to see an artist called Franglish, highly recommend just booking some concerts whilst/before you get here just to have that experience (I just used ticketmaster france.)
Another random one is to look for little expositions because depending on the place certain times and days are free of charge so worth having a look at the ones In your city (same goes for museums)
Think that's all I had to say about this month :)
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