Learning how the French do it
February 4, 2014
When living in a different country the first step is to learn the language. The next step is to adapt to the culture, which I have experienced to be quite difficult in certain situations where I’m so used to my own cultural behaviour and way of thinking. When I first arrived in Montpellier, I was …
Making friends in Montpellier
October 19, 2013
From the airplane window I saw the south of France, the coastline, the beach, the blue sky, the sun. For so long I had waited for this moment. It was amazing finally arriving in my new hometown for the next 8 months. Luckily I met three other English assistants at the airport in Montpellier who …