So far I've been able to comprehend enough French to get by. I've surprised myself with how well I'm doing language wise. The funniest thing that happens when French people find out I'm from Canada is they give me a weird look and ask "why are you here to learn French? Don't you already speak French in Canada?" I laugh and tell them that no, Canada is NOT a bilingual country even though our parliament seems to think so!!!
The paperwork that I have to do and the bureaucracy that I have to deal with is intense over here! And they don't seem to standardize any of their processes. Everyone that you talk to or every department says a different thing.
In Strasbourg there are 3 Universities but they are all on the same campus (l'Université Marc Bloch, l'Université Louis Pasteur, l'Université Robert Schumann). There isn't really any unified student life like there is in Canadian Universities. There are also no Student Residences that are a part of the University, they are all run privately. The university that I'm attending is called l'Université Marc Bloch. It is the social sciences, humanities, theology and literature University. I believe that Robert Schumann is the law University and Louis Pasteur is the science University. So it's a bit different than Canada!
Strasbourg is roughly double the population of Greater Victoria. The population of Strasbourg is about 702,412 compared to the greater Victoria area which is approximately 345,000. But, enough with statistics...here are some pictures!
View of Canal and St. Paul's church (protestant).
Our Lady of Strasbourg Cathedral
Typical architecture in Strasbourg! Look at the middle building...it's crooked!
La Maison des Tanneurs. One of the most photographed monuments in Strasbourg.
La Grande Rue in "Le Petite France"
2 comments:
WOW! Erin, Strasbourg is beautiful! Can't wait to see more pictures.
btw, this is Layne
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