{"id":3868,"date":"2019-09-12T19:49:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T19:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/?p=3868"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:42:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:42:20","slug":"first-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/first-week\/","title":{"rendered":"First Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Student Card<\/strong> for my new uni<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I had my first meeting to get my student card it was a bit of a hectic day because I forgot my purse and also two of the required documents needed to obtain my student card. Here you need confirmation of your home university this can be your recent results or an acceptance letter also you need to go to the bank\/post office\/ ring an online company to obtain ‘r\u00e9sponsabilit\u00e9 civile’. You also need your European Health Card and your passport with a photocopy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First-glimpse of the BEAUTY in Chamb\u00e9ry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My walk to uni was beautiful. It took no longer than half an hour and I know for a fact that when it is sunny and dry I am always going to walk it from now on however, there is a bus you can take. My campus (Jacob-Bellecombette) is small but I have taken a great liking to it already. Today I didn\u2019t stay here long because of my forgotten documents and purse so I made my way back to my university halls. On my walk home I needed to stop at my local shop Carrefour ( there’s plenty of these here ) forgetting that I forgot my purse at my halls. I went as far as taking my items to the cashier desk (the usual Doritos and salsa dip, blue-top milk, bread etc) before remembering that I couldn\u2019t pay for my items, I said to the cashier that I will return. It was quite a short walk back to my accommodation from here although I did have a little rest and some water as soon as I entered my room. When I returned it was a pleasant experience because the cashier proceeded to look for my items that I couldn\u2019t pay for before it was great service and reinforced my opinion that the people here are lovely! I\u2019m finding everyone here really really nice it\u2019s really easy to get on with people here especially my accommodation, people are open to talk whether you blurt out some Franglais I\u2019ve spoken to some decent conversations in French already and I\u2019ve only been here less than two weeks it\u2019s given me a great boost of confidence.
The fact that Chambery is a small city which is perfectly situated and structured just makes it so much more liveable! Everything is within a reasonable distance and I basically know my way around already -coming from someone with a really bad sense of direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View from Les Charmettes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The only downfall is.. the McDonald\u2019s here is very expensive so I went to Burger King across the road instead, its way cheaper! Also there is plenty of kebab shops there is literally one on the edge of my accommodation and it\u2019s open till very late so it\u2019s perfect and the wine here is also very cheap- I\u2019ve been drinking it a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Walk to Jacob Bellecombette campus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been to a touristy shop already to get some postcards purely because they were pretty but they really don\u2019t do the views here justice.
There\u2019s so many walks to go on and parks to visit that you can take a stroll to. My registration meeting handed out a hiking leaflet with hikes taking place in September and early October- I\u2019m definitely going to get involved. Even though I\u2019ve just started my second week here Chamb\u00e9ry has exceeded my expectations it\u2019s so beautiful and the people are very welcoming I feel at home here already \ud83d\ude42

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