Erasmus Student Network
The Erasmus Student Network is an organisation that I hadn’t heard of before arriving at my first placement in Salamanca, though I soon realised that they had a pretty prominent presence there. ESN is a non-profit student organisation with members across Europe, consisting of 528 stations in forty different countries. (For a full list […]
Year Abroad Q&A: Part 2
One of my first posts as a student blogger was a question and answer session based around the year abroad, which can be found here. Now that I’ve completed my time in both France and Spain, I thought I’d repeat those questions, considering my experiences.
Hiking Pau
A couple of weeks ago, I went on a university run trip into the mountains. This was my first experience of mountain hiking and, while it was certainly intense, it was one of the best experiences of my year abroad and I highly recommend it to anyone considering Pau as their year abroad destination […]
Bordeaux
This week I visited Bordeaux; a city known for its wine (though I unfortunately didn’t have time to indulge in any while I was there). Two and a half hours from Pau, it’s perhaps the best-known city in this part of the country and for good reason. The city hosts its fair share of […]
Pau
While I’m abroad, I intend to use my monthly vlogs to give you a more visual insight into what life is like where I’m living. This time, I have focused the vlog on the historic city of Pau and what you can expect to find there. As always, I’m here to answer any questions […]
Sun, Sea and San Sebastián
As mentioned in my previous post, I spent last weekend in San Sebastian, Spain. Although this trip involved crossing the French/Spanish border, the journey only took three hours by bus and cost me a mere 10€ each way. And it was more than worth it! In addition to the stunning architecture in the old […]
Long Distance Friendships
One of the main drawbacks (and there really aren’t many) of taking a year abroad is being separated from your classmates for the year. At university, these are the people who you’ll see pretty much every day, you’ll ride the highs and lows of your course together, moan about classes and celebrate (or commiserate) […]
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité
There is much that the French do better than us. Bread, fashion, architecture… However, during my six weeks in Pau, I have noticed a tendency which doesn’t sit so well with me. The level of everyday discrimination, namely racial discrimination, that I have witnessed caught me completely by surprise. In fact, I have never before […]
Toulouse and Lyon
Last weekend I travelled to Lyon to celebrate my birthday (in the immortal words of Taylor Swift, ‘I’m feeling 22!’). This meant stopping overnight in Toulouse on Thursday before catching an early flight to the city on Friday morning. This gave me the opportunity to see two cities in one trip, something that I […]
Universidad de Salamanca
I wanted to take the opportunity presented by my very first vlog to show you a little bit of my world last semester. The year abroad is a nerve-wracking time for many student, mostly because we don’t know what’s going to happen or what we can expect. I hope my blogs over the last few […]
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