Peter's Strasblog
Peter Gilbert
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Hello I'm Peter, a third year history student at the Uni of Leicester who has ditched blighty for an Erasmus year at the University of Strasbourg!
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Strasblog Part Eight: Return to Palais Universitaire
Bonjour! How are we all? Part Eight: Wow how the time is flying! Last week marked the return to university life after a holiday which, as you may have read last week, I spent in the Southern French town of Cognac. Once again this blog starts with a complaint about my...
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Strasblog Part One: My First Week in Alsace
Hello! My name is Peter. I am a history student at the University of Leicester who has decided to take my third year as part of the Erasmus programme at the University of Strasbourg, France. I have actually been writing this blog for a couple of weeks on another...
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Strasblog Part Two: Lectures Begin!
This Monday saw the completion of my first full week in the city of Strasbourg. It was a week that, as a consequence of long days spent in the registry offices, seemed to go on for quite some time. Nonetheless, with this week being the first of full-time lectures the...
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Strasblog Part Three: Into the Third Week!
As I sat down to compose this blog, paused to think of the things I had done this week, a thought cropped into my head... "haven’t I just published a part? Like yesterday?" The answer of course is no, I revealed Part Two last Sunday. But the fact that last Sunday...
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Strasblog Part Four: Football, The Vosges and Nights Out
This week’s blog includes moans, embarrassment, hangovers and beautiful scenery. I think for you guys, I’ll start with the moan! During my four-hour seminar on Monday afternoon I decided that my tutor’s methods of seminar teaching are flawed for two reasons....
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Strasblog Part Five: History in My Hands
Bonjour! How are we all? This week began, as always, with my seven hour day and the pain-inducing four hour seminar in the evening (well this week was three-and-a-half hours... I accidentally turned up half an hour late... clearly my timing is not at its best at the...
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Strasblog Part Six/Seven: Les Vacances
Bonjour! How are we all? It's been a while since I did my last Strasblog, mainly for the fact that I've been on holiday! Before we get to the excitement of my week off, why don't I recap on what happened in the week before the University break? In what would have been...
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Strasblog Part Nine: Forest Walks and Geography Tests
Hello all, how are we? Another week has passed in the fair city of Strasbourg and consequently, it is time for another edition of the Strasblog! The lecture side of this week was based around two tests; one that I did have to do and one that I did not. The test that I...
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Strasblog Part Ten: A Busy, Busy Week!
Hello! How are we all? I’ve got a lot to get through in this blog because last week in Strasbourg was by far my busiest! The two key events that the week was based around were the opening of the Christmas Market, and the American tradition of Thanksgiving! Before I...
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Strasblog Part Eleven: Four weeks left!
Salut! How are we all? Last week signalled just a month to go now before I’ll be back in England for Christmas! The three months I’ve been here have absolutely flown by, but I cannot wait to get back to 38 Arnhem Way and the rest of the Gilbert clan! On Monday...
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Strasblog Part Twelve: Back in England!
Morning all! You may have been wondering where my last two Strasblogs have gone... well, it’s quite a simple excuse really. Put simply, apart from two or three events my last two weeks in Strasbourg before Christmas were not especially exciting. I could have bored you...
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Strasblog Part Thirteen: Back to Strasbourg!
Hello again! I know I’ve been pretty much non-existent on the old Tumblr recently, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to explain what’s been going on! Source Essentially, I’ve spent the last two weeks resting and recuperating back in England’s fine lands....
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Strasblog Part Fourteen: Interrail Part One
Hello All! Sorry I haven’t been around a lot for the last few weeks, I’m back and completely settled in Strasbourg now for the next couple of weeks, so the Strasblog will return to its full function (yay!). As I promised in the last edition, this week I have plenty...
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Strasblog Part Fifteen: Interrail Part Two
Before I begin, it has come to my attention that I forgot to add a story to my previous blog, one which my twitter followers would have perhaps noticed (because I promised it in the preview). Basically, I was crossing one of the most beautiful, interesting and popular...
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Strasblog Part Sixteen
Salut! How are we all? It’s been a while (indeed well before Christmas) since I was last truly settled in Strasbourg, but now I can safely say that last week saw a return to the norm. No more gallivanting across Europe, and no more breaks back home in the UK. Nope,...
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Strasblog Part Seventeen
Hello once again! Sorry for the delay on this latest part of the Strasblog, this excuse is going down once again to the fact that I wasn’t very well... not just cough and sneeze not well, more like stomach bug unwell. I was out of action for the best part of last...
