As one of the modules I’m taking is a study comparing contemporary European societies, I thought it relevant to do a comparison of the most infamous week of the English university calendar with the French equivalent. Registration At the University of Birmingham everything administration-related is done online with high-speed servers on one single website. Here …
Category Archives: Year Abroad
Finding accommodation for my year abroad
This was something I was very concerned about for a long time, not least because my very organised housemate had successfully gotten hold of a houseshare/flatshare with some coursemates for his year abroad. Meanwhile I had heard precisely nothing. As a precaution, I joined the student university group for Aix-Marseille where people were advertising flats …
Meursault
While the name of this village in Burgundy may trigger memories of Camus’ L’étranger for some, the infamous Meursault was named after a bottle of wine. Meursault wines are famous, are usually a guarantee of good quality, and often come with a price tag to match. Camus clearly had some spare cash at the time …
Heading off to Aix
Becoming a double subject cliché A joint honours student of English Literature and French, it was only a matter of time before a blog appeared. Whether it was to document a year abroad, give my unwanted opinions about books, or to replace my so-called ‘unhealthy’ TripAdvisor obsession, you’re lucky enough to read it all. Following …
An Aixpat-en-Provence 