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  • Life in Scotland vs Life in France

    ENG 🇬🇧 (Défilez pour la version française) Hello! This article is going to focus on the differences that I’ve found between Scotland and France this year, as a Scottish student in France. There are lots, of course, and there are also many similarities between the two countries, but today I’m going to talk about three

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  • Introduction + Year Abroad Overview

    ENG 🇬🇧 (Défilez pour la version française) Hello and welcome from sunny Nice! In this first post, I thought I would introduce myself before moving onto an overview of the study exchange application process.  I’m Rebekah, a third year English Literature and French student at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, and am currently on

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  • 5 Differences Between Scottish and French Universities

    ENG 🇬🇧 (Défilez pour la version française) Hello and welcome back! This post is going to focus on some of the differences I’ve noticed between university life in Scotland and France. While there are many similarities between the two higher education systems, there are a fair number of differences.  French bureaucracy Unfortunately the first difference

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  • All Things Language Learning!

    ENG 🇬🇧 (Défilez pour la version française) Hello and welcome back!  Today I thought I’d share a bit about what can often be one of the most daunting aspects of doing a year abroad: the language. Going from learning French in an academic, university setting to being immersed in the language can be overwhelming. At

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