Grenoble, Vercors We left Grenoble at 9am to head into the mountains near the city. Professors gave us the ominous warning that at least one person each year vomits on the way up the mountain. The roads curved back and forth on themselves. I was shocked to see bikers making their way up the slope …
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Day 20 – July 5, 2019
Grenoble I walked into the grammar class to be greeted by 6 other students. I discovered that half the class had gotten an email over night to move to another class, created after people had demanded to move the day before. The new class would be a level higher, B2. I didn’t understand why I …
Day 19 – July 4, 2019
Grenoble After speaking with Ryan and Miranda (our program coordinator) at the get together the previous day, I decided I needed to change grammar classes. At the end of my grammar course, myself and several other students from UM asked if we could be moved to a higher level. The professor told us that we …
Day 18 – July 3, 2019
Grenoble The third day of CUEF classes, phew! We spent class discussing the article we had read for homework the night before. It concerned the nature of media consumption. Following our CUEF classes, the UM students met up and walked with our professors to a nearby technical schools for students who were working to become …
Day 17 – July 2, 2019
Grenoble Our second CUEF day started at 8:30am. Our grammar class moved to the “lab.” We did listening and speaking exercises that would help us be placed at the appropriate level. It was confusing as to what we were supposed to be doing, as none of us had ever done a lab before and the …
Day 16 – July 1, 2019
Grenoble Our first day at the local university started bright and early. We met on campus at 9:30am for a campus tour and orientation session. Forget what you know about orientations and tours, it doesn’t apply here. The orientation was roughly 35 minutes on the top floor of the un- air conditioned building, facing directly …
Day 23 – July 8, 2019
Grenoble Waking up for Monday morning classes is proving to be difficult. Today I skipped breakfast and made it to class early. It was my first day in my new grammar class. I think the professor for this group is a lot more prepared. The students seem more passionate about the French language and all …
Day 22 – July 7, 2019
Grenoble Started the day off with Jillian at her place on the edge of the city. We managed to wake up at 7am. Petit-chat (“little cat”) came in to say hello and we walked downstairs together for breakfast. We had coffee, fruit, bread, and jam at the table. Off we went to the Centre-Ville for …
Day 15- June 30, 2019
Grenoble, Annecy This was a great day! We got cheap tickets for a bus trip to Annecy online. We left early in the morning, arriving at noon. A small group of UM students decided that we’d like to eat lunch before going to the beach. We stopped at a small Italian restaurant near the river. …
Day 14 – June 29, 2019
Grenoble Finally the weekend! During our first week in Grenoble we ate a ton of ice cream, had our intensive UM classes, and endured heat over 105 degrees. On my first day off I decided to sleep in and explore the town. I had the usual bread and jam for breakfast, then left the house …
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