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Hey all,
I said I’d write a blog about my excursions abroad in France as part of my Erasmus. I’ve been here for two months and am passed the half way mark so there is lots to tell. I’ll try to recount some tales and be brief about it.
I’ll always remember flying into Paris (Charles De Gaulles) and looking out the window seeing snow. It was the first of many unexpected sights to see. With the weather being a bit chaotic for the past two months it was mad for us to be landing in snow in Paris. I generally thought of France as being somewhere you go for a sun holiday but that’s not really been the case.
Streets of Rennes
We got up to Rennes and were met at the airport by the Welcome Team. This is a group of students who are in charge of making sure the international students enjoy themselves and answer any questions we have. ESC Rennes is a truly international school. It’s only a business school so the size of the school enables it to do some things that would be impossible in UCD.
Every student studying here full time has to join a society, Erasmus students don’t. This seems to give a real sense of spirit about the school, they are tighter then UCD as a whole would be. Also because of the size of the school they are able to have the Foyer. It’s a room just to hang out with pool, fuzball, Wii, PS3 with Pro Evo on it, as well as countless comfy couches to lounge about on. It’s impossible to do any work here as you’ll end up talking to someone, playing pool or just being lazy for hours on end. It brings a nice relaxing vibe which Rennes as a whole seems to have.
On Sunday’s everything is closed, supermarkets included, they only open till 12. The only places that are open are the Boulangeries so you can get your Croissant and Pain au Chocolate. The streets are generally wide and there is plenty of squares and open places that you can walk around and just relax. At night it is the same. A good feeling for being on Erasmus, wouldn’t want to be stressing would you.
But the one thing they don’t have is late night Fast Food. It’s one of the things you miss, burger king on O’Connell street after a night out 
So far it’s been an amazing experience, there is loads more to tell and I’ll get back and to that some time soon.
Bonjournai
Eoghan
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