Exchange in Reims (1st semester)!
I always knew I had to do an exchange abroad to see if I really want to work and live abroad. Well and let's not forget all the crazy parties, new people and crazy stuff...but this is not the that important :P.
My first three choices were all with Spanish schools, but since I don't know how to speak Spanish (yet) I couldn't go there, that's why I chose next best...North of France, Reims. My faculty was really nice with all stuff i had to do to get here and they have also been really kind...till today!...but that is a story for some other day!:P
My first three choices were all with Spanish schools, but since I don't know how to speak Spanish (yet) I couldn't go there, that's why I chose next best...North of France, Reims. My faculty was really nice with all stuff i had to do to get here and they have also been really kind...till today!...but that is a story for some other day!:P
On the 18th of September I arrived in Reims after a 13h journey with my 2 bags which both weigh around 20kg and it was extremely annoying carrying them across Reims, because I taught 4km is nothing and using a tram was stupid..."I wanted to see the city"...big mistake...after 90min of walking and getting lost I finally arrived at the residence which is luckily next to the university and to the RMS campus 1!!
The first night was definitely the worst one here:
1. Having 40kg of luggage and I forgot to bring sheets, blanket and winter clothes!Sooo I froze my ass off, and heating didn't work and my 2 shorts, jeans, triple socks, 2 T-shirts, pullover and one jacket still didn't help!!terrible!!!
2. I didn't have internet!!Do I need to say more?
Next day It actually started my 1st semester at RMS..."working hard, studying,...",HAHA
These are the awesome people who were on exchange at RMS in the 1st semester
Welcome days
On the first day I met really nice Austrians (Clemens,...) and the crazy, nice, fun and FUNNY Belgium girls (Valerie and Morgane)!We had 2 day welcome days and on the first day (19th) we had a presentationof the school, lunch and then to Pommery, Champange cellar in Reims. In the afternoon we had a dinner with all the exchange students. I sat with the Belgium girls, Taiwanese, Chinese students and some others as well. Really awesome night, not the best food, but we finished it at the famous student bar, Hemingway's!!
1. Because of a 2h talk about shit and diarrhea between my two best friends, which at that time i didn't know that much.
2. The bad room we were at...moving toilet, one bed missing, ....
We also went out and spent a great time in the party area in Paris...don't ask me which one!
The thing I will never forget followed the next day in the morning. Thanks to Anna we went to get her forgotten bottle of Old Nick at the restaurant, which she forgot the previous day, and drank it at 9am in front of the store...Don't ask my why this is so special, It really is something I will never forget!!Tnx Acton and Raffael for repeating it at the end of the exchange at my last exam!!I'll never forget it!
Reims isn't a big place, so places where you party are limited but there are always new ways to party and new people you meet.More in part 2
Exchange dinner (Yu Pu, Wei Jing, Yi Jiun,...)
A room full of exchange students <3
A room full of exchange students <3
Floriane - Buddy
At RMS they have a program called "BDI buddy" where there exchange students can ask to have a French buddy to interact and learn their culture. My buddy is Floriane from Dijon (mustard city :P) and she is my buddy for the hole year. She is really nice, cute and also helped me when I needed it most. Well when i came to France I had some problems with one of my tooth and with her help she found a good dentist which eventually helped me with my problem.
At the beginning of the semester she threw a lot of parties for her friends and us exchange students in her flat. Floriane also introduced us to some of her friends and we got a really good look at the French culture, tradition and people. Tnx Floriane for all the good parties and great times in the first semester....second one will be even better ;)
At the beginning of the semester she threw a lot of parties for her friends and us exchange students in her flat. Floriane also introduced us to some of her friends and we got a really good look at the French culture, tradition and people. Tnx Floriane for all the good parties and great times in the first semester....second one will be even better ;)
Florianes place
Paris and Brussels trip
Paris trip was my first trip with the exchange students of RMS. We decided to go somewhere close and special and what is more special then Paris. I was already in Paris so I kinda knew the main tourist places and it was quite nice to go and see it all again and with great exchange friends i met. It was a two day trip and we spent a night in a hotel in Paris which we found with the help of a friend we knew who worked at the hotel. Well that really was a special experience...because of two reasons:1. Because of a 2h talk about shit and diarrhea between my two best friends, which at that time i didn't know that much.
2. The bad room we were at...moving toilet, one bed missing, ....
We also went out and spent a great time in the party area in Paris...don't ask me which one!
The thing I will never forget followed the next day in the morning. Thanks to Anna we went to get her forgotten bottle of Old Nick at the restaurant, which she forgot the previous day, and drank it at 9am in front of the store...Don't ask my why this is so special, It really is something I will never forget!!Tnx Acton and Raffael for repeating it at the end of the exchange at my last exam!!I'll never forget it!
Everyone on the top of the Arc de Thriomphe
Our lunch in front of the store on a bench in the center of Paris
Brussels
Well it wasn't been long after that, that we decided to go on another trip, this time it was to Brussels. I have already been to Brussels before as well but this was the first trip I organized. We decided to go by car (which was a long process and we missed a hole day in Luxembourg because of my sloppiness :(). Well luckily we were able to rent a car and we were on our way to Brussels and arrived safely. Brussels is a nice city full of waffles, beer, nice people and beautiful buildings. We had a great time and saw a lot of sights. Unfortunately we didn't have time to go to Liege to visit our friend Morgane :(. It was a good trip anyways!
After trying 10 different Belgium waffles
Taking funny pictures
Parties #1
OMG...where do I start?When it comes to parties I could be going on for hours!! Well when you say the word exchange or Erasmus to an European, they would usually associate that with PARTIES, traveling and crazy stuff. And that is exactly what is it, parties almost every day!School and professional life kinda come on the second and third place. An exchange is a great time to actually try to reinvent yourself and discover new things!Reims isn't a big place, so places where you party are limited but there are always new ways to party and new people you meet.More in part 2
Valerie, Floriane and me going from one of Florianes parties
On a tram going to a club from a cafeteria party
Group picture at a club
Valerie, Morgane and Me at Vogue
This is the first out of two parts from an amazing first semester in Reims....Now I actually have to listen to the Professor! :S
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