Student
exchange in Reims, part 2
Sports
For a change lets start with
something else then parties. At RMS you have quite some options to do sports.
Except for the broken down gym the RMS has, there is also an option of
"paying" 40 EUR and you can do certain sports (rugby, taekwondo,
pilates, zumba, soccer, basketball... ) for a whole year. In my first semester
I did Rugby with the RMS. It was actually really interesting to learn a new
sport and to practice it, the team is quite nice and helped most of the time,
since my French is "merde"! It's funny when you have 50 French
speaking guys and a English speaking guy, even if everyone knows you don't
speak French they would still speak French...cos by all logic I have to
understand French...Obviously!!But it's only a sport, even if I didn't have a
clue what they were saying, you just do what others do...perfect for dummies
like me :)
At the end I actually stopped
training since It was a bit too easy, sometimes I didn't even break a sweat,
and I didn't wanted be one of those people you see at school with crutches :P
With the exchange student we also
had multiple soccer games and basketball matches, the drunken basketball
matches (invented by Cameron) were the most fun!Getting a bit bruised was a
normal thing, especially when you drink and play sports...but it makes it much
more fun :P
We also went to two matches of
the Reims soccer team, they play in the first French league. But we've seen
that we could probably play better then them...and we stopped going! Goooo
State de Reims.
Nitin, Anna and Me also attended the semi marathon (21.1 km), I ran it in
1:51 min... :S
Trips
We really traveled a lot during
the first semester!
Epernay
Eperney is a small town near
Reims, which is famous for its Champagne cellars and beautiful sightseeing
places nearby. I took a trip with Nina from Canada and we really had a nice
time and cycled for at least 6,7h around the wines and the neighboring towns.
It a really nice 1 day trip to get to know this area with is famous for its
Champagne. The best moment was when we had to rush back to the bike rental places
(we rode on a freeway since we didn't know where we were and our only shot of
getting back was fallowing the traffic signs) and the end part when we bought a
baguette, cheese and a Champagne to toast the successful day :)
Nina and I on the bikes
Bordeaux
What a trip this was!!!!OMG...the best trip in the first semester!What made
it so special?Well the combination of awesome people (Senada, Deborah, Toby and
Acton), Drum, a slap, ass pain medicine, domino's pizza, dune de pyla, pub
"crawl"..Some of these sounds wrong but let me explain.
We decided to go down with a car aka blackberry and on the way we stopped
at a famous castle and at Cognac to try some real Cognac. When we got there
Debs told us about the famous buy 1 get 3 deal at the Domino's pizza place in
Bordeaux...Ohh that was sooo sweet, bought 2 pizzas and got 6!!Awesome!!
Domino's pizzas
Thanks to Deborah,who did her exchange in Bordeaux at the beginning of
2012, we decided to go with her and have our own awesome tourist guide. Since
she knew all the Bordeaux we have seen it from a "locals" perspective
which was a bit different but really nice.
The first day was also really memorable for the nice apartment we rented
which had a drum in one of the rooms...it seemed like a good thing till I got a
slap!!Let me go back a bit...Toby's was driving the whole way down, his soccer
team lost, Acton and I found the drum, I played the drum, Toby walking up the
stairs and I got a SLAPPPP!!Felt really bed back then, but not it's just
funny!!
Playing the drum
Debs also took us to some small little sea town which was newly refurbished
and looked like Disney city.We also went to Dune de pyla which is a huge pile
of sand near the sea. We were actually jumping of on edge of the sand dune for
hours (which reminds me...ACTON SHARE THE PICTURES!)...it was incredible!
Jumping from Dune de Pyla, sand
dune
We also did the pab crawl where
Debs took us to a couple of most famous pubs with a task to "borrow"
the biggest things you could find. To make the long story short...Senada the
crazy two bike ridding girl won and Toby and I lost :(
Thank you all for this amazing trip...I will never forget it!
North of France
This was the last trip in the
first semester. Raffael, Pilar, Brittany and I went to Rennes, St. Melo,
Normandy (Omaha beach, D Day), Caen, La Havre and Rouen. It was a five day
trip. Already the first day we through a party in our hotel room in Rennes and
kinda destroyed some furniture...nothing that we didn't "repair"
before we left. We also went out that day and accidentally came across a gay
club. Ohh shit that was interesting, especially for the first 30min when we
didn't know!!Sooo funny!
Next we did a day trip to St.
Melo. A small little city next to the sea, where the hole city surrounded by
walls. And everything looks really old but well maintained.
St. Melo at night
From there on we went to spend a
night in Caen and left for the D Day beach, Normandy the next morning. The
beach is actually called the Omaha beach <3 (another sign), where Raffa
decided to go for a swim in the freezing cold water...brave!!So much fun to
watch him!
From there we went La Havre, a
really nice by the sea city with amazing architectural bridges and buildings.
This is where we did the milking video...SO MUCH FUN!!
On the last day we also went to a
Chinese restaurant where there was this really nice Chinese men serving us. We
talked for many minutes, he also gave us additional spring roles,... and the
best part was that at the end he wanted to take our picture to put it on the
wall of his restaurant. So if you ever go to La Havre check the Chinese
restaurant CHIENGMAI in the center of the city!
We ended the trip in Rouen and
then headed back to Reims.
There was also some drama, but
all in all it was a really good trip!Tnx everyone :)
View from the cliffs
Lille
This was a weekend trip organized by the BDI (RMS group). Except for the bad beginning I can actually complain about the organization. Well the main part was the drinking and partying as always!I was in a nice group of really good friends (Raffa, Val, Morgane, Ale, Mickey,...). Well since Lille isn't that big of a city, It didn't take time till we saw most of the interesting stuff and then went to do some crazy stuff...Well we started partying in the hostel with everyone and ended up in a great club downtown with some hot Mexican girls and just partied the night!!Great night ;)
The next day me and Raffa went around the town a bit and "visited" the outside zoo and just walked around...good times...and before we knew it we were going back home.
Tokens for the ferries wheel
Munich
Finally some Malta in my life!!!Finally reunited with my "lost sister" :). Hillary and her mom and friend decided to go for a small vacation to Munich and I decided I would go and meet her. After not seeing Anja for 3months she also decided to come and we had a small little reunion. Since I was in Reims till then, going south to Munich i taught It would be warmer and nicer weather!!Ooohhh shit was that a mistake, for most of the time It was around -5 degrees and I only came with my jacket and t-shirts like always...this is where I "heard" my mom saying :"dumbass, next time check the weather report!"
Well the most impressive thing in Munich is their pastry...OMG...I had so many for two days I just had that for breakfast, lunch and dinner...SO AMAZING!!<3
Catching up on things from Hills and Anja was so amazing and I'm really happy I have both of you in my life!!Thank you
Hills I hope your enjoying the Carnival in Malta as we speak and Anja I will see you soon <3
My sister Hilary and Anja <3
Parties #2There were sooo many....
Karaoke
Piggy place
Official place of FLIP CUPS
Best friends
If I wanted to show all my best friends here I would definitely need at least 2 more posts on the blog! But If I would have to name those who had the biggest effect on, they would have to be:
Raffael
Holy shit... A million words wouldn't be enough!!We actually meet after around 3 weeks of the exchange and I initial impression wasn't that good, but after one night he became my really good friend. Well the best thing about him was his funny, crazy, outgoing personality. Always ready for action and was always there :). I felt the most relaxed when we hanged out cos i knew we were kind of similar and he is someone who I could trust with any secret and I know he wouldn't judge (judgginggg). We did have some drama going on the last two weeks, but looking back now I have to say that that was totally stupid!Man tnx for everything and all the awesome memories.
P.S.: Next year we better do Skype Dexter watching
Going to the club in PJs
Acton
A really crazy, funny, friendly and trust worthy person. I actually met him while choosing a bottle of to drink!Only in France :)
The best memory with I had was when we were using the Beebe guns and shooting at random things and lets not forget the Old Nick drinking. He always knew how to make me laugh even when I didn't feel like it!!Thank you man!!See you in America :)
Acton
The three of us
Dominique and Pilar
These two are like day and night but definitely the most memorable girls I met. Not only are they good friends I also learned so much from them.
Dominique taught me so much about some important stuff in live and how to go around certain things. On the out side she is a beast (beautiful one) but once you get to know her more she is just a normal girl with a really BIG hart!But let's not forget the party side...ohhh shit she knew how to party! Unfortunately we didn't party much, which I hope we will make up when I come to Holland :)
Thank you for some really great times and some unforgettable as well. Honey I really wish you all the best because you really deserve it! :)
Pilar or Maria del Pilar Rodriguez Roman or Mama Pilar is probably the kindness person I met (when she isn't mad...cos then her Latin side comes out!). She is truly the nicest person!Well we kinda met in drama story of our own and ever since became really good friends. I'm really thankful I got to spend almost the hole January with her doing all kinds off stuff and having a blast (snowman, skitels vodka, Bag sliding, Shisha time, dinners, easy love love shop :),....). She is also a person who I could easily trust with everything and I knew she was would not tell anyone...One of the rear people I can trust!Thank you for being there on all the bad the good and the best memories here :)
Dominique and Pilar
Valerie and Morgane
The party animals from Belgium. These two were one of the first people I met here and I'm soo happy to have known you from the beginning, because it gave me much more time to hang out with both of you. I will never forget the crazy chicken, cows, snakes and all the other crazy animals we acted. Not to forget all the nice parties at Florians and the amazing times at the club. Clubs are not the same without both of you!!Not only are they party animals they are also really nice, kind and friendly persons!Let's not forget gossip as well, but they wouldn't be the same without that and it makes them even more special! I miss you a lot!!!Thank you...see you soon in Belgium :)
Valerie, Morgan and Me
I also can not not mention: Wei Jing, Deborah, Senada, Yi Juin, Luisa, Nina, Cameron, Nitin, Arpit,...soooo many more!
Goodbye :(
I have to say that these were my best 3 and a half months of my life! So much fun, crazy stuff, parties, drama, ... and amazing people! You all are the reason why I love to travel, meeting so many amazing individuals from all over the world really makes me want to discover the world and its' amazing people! It's my honor knowing all of you! Thank you University of Ljubljana and RMS for this opportunity!! <3
Last night at the club with everyone :(
Tnx for signing my T-Shirt
-The end-
P.S.: This better not be the end!!<3
