Why Study?

So it’s been a busy couple of weeks!  I haven’t posted in a while now.  I’ve been majorly distracted by the Olympics for a start, we did a pretty good job of it!  All the recent patriotism has reminded me how much I love the UK and how much I am going to miss it when I am abroad.  It’s the little things that define a country, the little peculiarities.          

But first I have to sort through all this damn bureaucracy… my printer has collapsed under the pressure.  What I am talking about are all the forms that need filling in and signing and sending off.  As I’ve said before we have an apartment sorted but I had to read/fill in/sign 55 PAGES of forms and contracts and pop them in the post.  Mental.  Even my printer thought it was too much and almost collapsed.  He is currently in rehabilitation and doing well.

Another formal aspect that I have to really consider right now is what I want to study when I am in Bordeaux.  Surprisingly, for students in the UK what you study during your year abroad doesn’t count towards your degree and so I can pick and choose any modules from different courses at Université de Bordeaux.  I am excited to find that I may be able to study a Japanese language module since I used to go to evening classes when I was at college.  Other modules that I am leaning towards are the cinema modules on offer since this is probably my strongest area in regards to culture modules (what you study alongside the language modules).  The reason I chose to study whilst abroad is because I think that it will benefit my personal language development much more.  I am quite a sociable person and I think being in an environment where I am with other students will mean that my language development will probably come from those social interactions.  I also chose to study because I want to keep in that studying mind frame so that I can go into my fourth year feeling confident and prepared! 

I better get deciding what I want to study then…

Until next time.