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tinsche
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
profit from the location at the antalantic coast and do aqua sports, enjoy a "café au lait" in the cafes with view over the old port, student bars to go out at night: Cave St.Nicolas, Lou Foc, Piano Bar, Cohiba Bar
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Isabella S
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the beginning it was difficult to understand everything, because french is often mixed with slang expressions, but after a while, I get used to the verbs and expressions and today, I think I am fluent in french.
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Engelmeier
Overall
I wish I had known...
not to expect too much
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
- half of the students are foreigners, so it is not easy to get contact to frensh students
- the summer term is much better than the winter term
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
SNCF (french railway): book your tickets early and it'll be a lot cheaper.
Day-Trips: to the ile de Ré
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tinsche
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
enjoy meeting local and international students in a very lovely French city, be flexible, do not expect perfect administration at ESC La Rochelle
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Be open and try to integrate in the student life at ESC La ROchelle by working in one of the student associations
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Isabella S
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
A must-go is the old bar Guginette, rue St Nicolas, but be careful, this bar closes at 20h! In the same street you will find the Troll Bar, a bar with a great atmosphere and real french music.
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tinsche
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Real student houses do not exist on campus nor at La Rochelle. But in town and not far away from the campus you can find lots of holiday apartment houses that are rent to students during the winter (very expensive!) Next time I would prefer sharing an independent apartment with other students.
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Personal comments
University offers all addresses needed for accomodation in La Rochelle but no other support. It is up to you to find a place to stay. When you arrive just before university starts (september) it is already too late to find a flat or to get an apartment in one of the holiday residences. Most of the French students already start searching before the summer holidays and the holiday residences have special entry deadlines.
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