#45 - Nancy, France

Excuse me for the massive delay in posting, but I didn't have proper internet access in France, and was never given time to use it anyway!

The summer course at Nancy was amazing. I met so many nice people from all over the globe and will try to stay in touch with all of them. The animateurs for the course were really friendly and fun to be around. The city of Nancy is also quite nice, with beautiful buildings, and Place Stanislas is a square in town surrounded by cafes and shops, and at night there is a light and sound display against the Hotel de Ville which is spectacular!

On the university main campus

The organisation of the course was well thought out. There were various trips and weekends away (such as to Paris, Luxembourg, Val d'Isere and Vittel and the European Parliament). It was really nice to get to do these! The classes themselves were not too difficult. I was in the top advanced group but because of the variety of levels of French, it was mostly like revision. I had a selection of classes I could do in different areas such as literature or language. The teachers were really nice and it was all very informal so I felt relaxed.

Hotel de Ville at night in Place Stanislas

I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn some, or to brush up on their French! Here is the website that I applied through:

http://www.france-summercourses.com/

One thing to note if you travel to France: take care travelling through Charles De Gaulle airport. I went through there twice for Nancy (and once for Strasbourg). 3 times out of 3 they lost my luggage or didn't put it on my flight, meaning I had no clothes for the first half a week in Nancy!