{"id":2922,"date":"2018-01-21T17:43:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T17:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/?p=2922"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:42:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:42:23","slug":"adventures-in-chambery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/adventures-in-chambery\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventures In Chamb\u00e9ry."},"content":{"rendered":"

Bonjour tout le monde! Bienvenue \u00e0 mon blog! Je viens de passer le premier semestre de mon ann\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger \u00e0 Chamb\u00e9ry qui est une toute petite ville au sud de la France. J\u2019ai \u00e9tudi\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 Savoie Mont Blanc et je suis pass\u00e9e beaucoup de bons moments l\u00e0-bas, je n\u2019ai pas voulu partir\u00a0! Il faut dire que bien que Paris et la vie citadine puissent \u00eatre g\u00e9niaux (cela va sans dire), habiter dans une petite ville me va comme un gant parce qu\u2019on peut apprendre \u00e0 conna\u00eetre la ville dans laquelle on reste, ainsi que les locaux. Il est possible de faire partie de la communaut\u00e9. Cela est quelque chose que je n\u2019ai pas attendu. J\u2019avais la chance de faire des amis et d\u2019apprendre \u00e0 conna\u00eetre Chamb\u00e9ry comme une ville. Sans doute, je crois que les amis qu\u2019on fait influencent l\u2019exp\u00e9rience, particuli\u00e8rement \u00e0 cause du fait que ces exp\u00e9riences peuvent se sentir seul au d\u00e9but si on n\u2019est pas entour\u00e9 des amis. C\u2019est pourquoi il est important de rencontrer les gens nouveaux; c\u2019\u00e9tait une partie cl\u00e9 de mon ann\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger parce que cela m\u2019a aid\u00e9 \u00e0 devenir plus confiante.<\/p>\n

Something else that really helped with developing my confidence during my year abroad was my newfound sense of aventure<\/em> (adventure) – something I was so sure didn’t exist. Your year abroad definitely presents you with the perfect excuse to try things you’ve never done before, or even thought you’d try! I found myself signing up to get a cable car to the top of Mont Blanc! I and a few friends went to Chamonix for the day where you can go to the top of the montagnes<\/em> (mountains) and it turned out to be one the best experiences of the entire year so far!! Other highlights included going to the famous f\u00eate des lumi\u00e8res in Lyon, Christmassy trips to Annecy, sightseeing in Grenoble, and a couple of weekend trips to Paris.<\/p>\n

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Day out in Annecy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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F\u00eate des lumi\u00e8res in Lyon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paris est une belle ville, et bien que j\u2019y sois \u00a0all\u00e9e une fois il y a quelques ann\u00e9es, une autre visite \u00e0 Paris et au tour Eiffel \u00e9tait une priorit\u00e9 avant que le semestre termine. Il faut que je dise que je suis fan de Disney, alors, ce n\u2019est pas \u00e9tonnant que j\u2019ai visit\u00e9 Disneyland Paris\u00a0! Pendant mon ann\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger, jusqu\u2019 \u00e0 ici, j\u2019ai appris que cette exp\u00e9rience nous donne l\u2019occasion parfaite de voyager et d\u2019explorer le pays\u00a0! Voyager est quelque chose que je n\u2019ai pas aim\u00e9 beaucoup chez moi au Royaume-Uni, encore moins dans un pays \u00e9tranger. Donc, cela marque une \u00e9tape importante dans mon exp\u00e9rience et je suis devenue plus assur\u00e9e en ma capacit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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Le Tour Eiffel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sightseeing in Grenoble<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019ve already talked about how friends were a great big part of what made my experience so amazing. I noticed that in the universit\u00e9<\/em> (university) I went to, it was a challenge to befriend some of the people because of how different the foreign exchange students\u2019 timetables sometimes were in comparison to the French students. This just meant it was a little difficult to build friendships at first, but don\u2019t worry! Keep persisting- c\u2019est vaut la peine<\/em>! (it\u2019s worth it!)<\/p>\n

My year abroad, of course, has been an exp\u00e9rience merveilleuse<\/em> (a wonderful experience) so far, but it has to be said that it hasn\u2019t been without some challenges. One of these challenges was acclimatising to the cultural and diff\u00e9rences sociales <\/em>(social differences) in France. One of these being, \u201cfaire la bise<\/em>\u201d. This is basically the kisses on the cheeks that are exchanged when we greet each other in France. Already this was an alien concept to me because in the UK we just don\u2019t go around kissing people, so for my very awkward British self, it was definitely something to get used to! C\u2019\u00e9tait un d\u00e9fi <\/em>(it was a challenge).<\/p>\n

Merci beaucoup <\/em>(thanks a lot) for reading, and see you next time when I will be in Spain!<\/p>\n

Hannah<\/p>\n

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Un Peu de Vocabulaire<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

cela va sans dire- it goes without saying<\/p>\n

tout le monde- every one<\/p>\n

c\u2019est vaut la peine- it\u2019s worth it<\/p>\n

faire la bise- to kiss hello\/ goodbye<\/p>\n

un d\u00e9fi- a challenge<\/p>\n

la vie citadine- city life<\/p>\n

Bienvenue- welcome<\/p>\n

Un peu de- a bit of<\/p>\n

Une exp\u00e9rience- an experience<\/p>\n

Les amis- friends<\/p>\n

L\u2019ann\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger- year abroad<\/p>\n

Une aventure- an adventure<\/p>\n

Les montagnes- mountains<\/p>\n

Le tour Eiffel- the Eiffel tower)<\/p>\n

Le Royaume-Uni- the United Kingdom<\/p>\n

Une universit\u00e9- university<\/p>\n

Merveilleux (masc)\/ merveilleuse (fem)- wonderful<\/p>\n

Les diff\u00e9rences socials- social differences<\/p>\n

Merci beaucoup– <\/em>thanks a lot<\/p>\n

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Je viens de passer le premier semestre de mon ann\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger \u00e0 Chamb\u00e9ry qui est une toute petite ville au sud […]","protected":false},"author":1478,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[268],"tags":[42,75,221,49,90,58],"class_list":["post-2922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","tag-erasmus","tag-france","tag-lingomap","tag-sightseeing","tag-studying","tag-travel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4QQbz-L8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3011,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/lingomap-health-and-fitness-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":2922,"position":0},"title":"Lingomap: Health and fitness","author":"Katy Stone","date":"February 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Salut\u00a0et bienvenue \u00e0 mon blog sur la sant\u00e9 et la forme physique ! 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Today's blog will cover the topic of National Holidays and local area of interest. Un jour f\u00e9ri\u00e9 national est un jour nationalement reconnu o\u00f9 la plupart des entreprises et d'autres institutions sont ferm\u00e9es. La France compte 11 jours f\u00e9ri\u00e9s fran\u00e7ais chaque ann\u00e9e. 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