Pyrenees paradise
There are few views more spectacular than those you find up in the mountains. Unfortunately, back in England, living in…
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I predict a riot
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt about France since moving here, it’s that they love a good old protest. The…
Five awkward moments you experience when learning a language
As anybody who is learning a language knows, the road to fluency can certainly be a rocky one. I used…
24 hours in Montpellier
After being told multiple times by my Montpellier born-and-bred flatmate that Toulouse is only part of the ‘wannabe’ south of…
Culture, clothing and cuisine: exploring Toulouse
With all the perpetual confusion of French university giving me stress on the daily, this weekend provided me with a…
Carcassonne in a day
After spending hours meticulously translating a French wikipedia article about the city of Carcassonne for one of my second year…
Serenity in Saillans
Now that October has come around, I am finally having to accept that my year abroad isn’t just a year-long holiday as…
Life in ‘La Ville Rose’
Ever since starting university, the knowledge that I would be spending my third year living abroad has been neatly tucked…
My French Adventure
Sorting out my year abroad has been a turbulent process to say the least. However, a lot of emails, multiple…