Instructive Erasmus semester in Paris
Blog posts
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I cannot keep calm - Erasmus is ending
I cannot keep calm -Erasmus is ending. This is the motto of the last days. The end is getting closer. We all notice that. From time to time, you will catch someone looking into nowhere, being melancholic and far away in his thoughts – and everyone knows that he is...
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Problematic settling into my new city
„So, I’m living in Paris now… Ok, let’s start!” That was my first thought about my semester abroad. And then it really started. One would think that leaving his well known surroundings to settle into a new environment, without knowing anyone or anything and...
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Impressions from university
I want to give you some impressions about the daily life at French universities, especially the Sorbonne Nouvelle, which I attended. The Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 is part of the universités de la Sorbonne, which are three universities: the Panthéon-Sorbonne, the...
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The underground of Paris
Actually, I am most of the day beneath Paris, or at least if feels like it. The Metro is mostly in the underground and also, when changing you have large underground tunnels. Sometimes I am thinking you can spend the whole day in the underground. I am walking and...
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Tout commence avec un rêve - a day in Disneyland Paris
One day being a child again. That was our motto for our day in Disneyland. Every and each one of us would tell the others: “When we go to Disneyland tomorrow, I will be four years again and I will behave like that”, “if there will really be a firework at the...
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Special days in Paris
Not special in the sense of exceptionally good. Ok, yes, that is also true, but what I wanted to say with that is that they are different than normal days. I will tell you about some of these in this blog. Journée du Patrimoine The Journée du Patrimoine is the 20 of...
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Trip to Normandie
In Paris I became a member of the organisation EIAP (Échange Internationaux à Paris). They organize a lot of parties, trips and other stuff. This weekend a trip to the Normandie, north of France was planned and I spontaneously signed up with some friends. It was a...
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Christmas and New Year's Eve in Paris
Christmas in Paris is a long period. Already in the beginning of November the Christmas decorations are installed, for example in the Galeries La Fayette, and mid-november the Christmas markets start. And you have lots of them in Paris. Christmas markets The biggest and...
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Terror in Paris
Friday, 13th November 2015 in Paris. A day that started as all others did, but would end completely different…. As usual, I overslept on this Friday and hurried to university. As usual, I stayed until 14 o’clock in university and then took the metro back home....
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Life goes on...
Today, the horrible events of the 13th November happened exactly one week ago and a lot changed since then . The Monday after the attacks, a silent minute was hold to remember the victims. As I don’t have classes on Monday and still didn’t want to leave to house for...
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Nuit des étudiant du monde
That was one of these spontaneous actions. I don’t know, what we are doing wrong that we always only get to know about events shortly before. Especially, if it’s events, where you have to register for. For example, the nuits des étudiants du monde, which means the...
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One week in Paris with my parents
When you are Erasmus and your parents can afford to visit you, they will sure do it. It’s always good to have an excuse to go on holiday and what is better than to say: “Our daughter studies in Paris, I will visit her”? Nothing! So, hop on the train or bus go to...
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A weekend away from Paris and France - trip to Warsaw
I already mentioned that before. Erasmus is not only about studying and staying in one city. The most important thing is to make ever lasting friendships and unforgettable memories. How do you do it? Do you things together! Go on adventures! Travel! I made many friends...
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Day trip to Amiens, France
Wanting to see more of France than only Paris, I joined a day trip to Amiens. Before coming to Paris, it was also an option for me to go there for my Erasmus and now I wanted to know how it was there. Amiens is located north of Paris in the region of Hauts-de-France and...
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Post Erasmus Depression and how to cope with it
My Post Erasmus Depression experience I already had heard about the Post Erasmus Depression from former Erasmus students and also read about it in blogs and saw videos. And it is true. Already some days before leaving it partly started. Of course, I was happy of going...
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My favourite places to relax in Paris
In a big city like Paris, sometimes everything is just too much. It is teeming with people, everyone bumps into you, the metro is completely overcrowded… At some point, everything is just unbearable and you just want to get out. And that is where you can go to one of...