Tuesday, September 05, 2006
My First Week in Troyes
Greetings to all people who remained tuned on my blog....
As I have promised I am posting this time in english so I hope majority of people would be able to understand...Actually I am pretty sure cause there is nothing difficult to understand when it comes to my rich and advance english vocabulary:)
Today it is aready a week time I have spent in this „manifique“ (beatifull)town...Cant believe its running so fast...
The first week was in sign of
1. settling down
2. getting to know international students
3. introduction programme in the University
4. discovery the city Troyes
1. Finally I dont live with two flatmates. Actually I share the flat with just one russion girl...The hungarian girl moved right after the moment she had found out her room doesnt have doors:)...(There is a funny story about my landlady who rents her flat for last 6 years and is not able to invest 300 euros-basicly one monthly rent- into new doors so that she can ask next 10 years for even double rent...but yeh..people are diffrent...)which is something really understandable...(I would move as well) At the end it´s better for me cause there is lots of space to place YOU my dear friends when U will come to visit me:) (actually there is space at least for 4 people to sleep really comfortable)
2. Most of the international students (around 50 from 12 different countries – not too bad but as I am used to international AIESEC conferences-40-80 different countires- sometimes it is quite funny for me to listen to people how there are fascinated and impressed about the culture diversity in our group:)) are really nice people. Of course as everywhere there are several types to which I was already able to built the alergy on:) (types like: I know everything, I ve been everywhere, the best things and systems one can ever find are just in my country...). Every day there is a party or some evening programme like laser game, bowling etc...just yesterday there was a garden party – in one maxican student place...Next week we plan to organize Czech party in my flat with all the necessary details which will help people to get to understand Czech (Slovak) culture...:)(part of the programme will be Topalky game:)- for non aiesec people- the beer sculling compation:) )
3. Last week we went through all the different presenation about the University Units (library, got the logins to the intranet in the IT room, student organisations), subjects we can choose from, got the bank account for free!, they helped us to fill the forms to get the finacial support from the french governement...I have to admit that the programme was highly prepared and everything seemed to me well organized- over my expectations...
Finally we went through the french test so that the teachers will be able to devide as into three different groups depending on the level of our french (Next two weeks there is an intensive french cours)...The test was modeled in a „test way“ (question and U could choose the right answer from 3 options...) so as I am used to from my Alma Mater half of the answers I was selecting just randomly without any big understanding:)...Hope I won´t have enough lucky to pass the test on „A“ :)so that they would move me into the most advance group and till the end of the cours I would be the most stupid one:)
I hope U are not too much bored..Got some feedback that the last posting was too long and... who has a time to read it:)...(Rade:)- Anyway.... i cant help my self and have to write something about troyes city since today I was strolling around the town for some time...
4. Even though the most famous and the most frequently visited city in region champagne is the city Reims also Troyes has lots of spectaculares places to see...
If U are the an ardent lover of rather smaller familiar towns with rich history and architecture, U deffinetely have to come and see TROYES...
I would say there are three main reasons why troyes is very original town
- there are 10 magnificent churches and cathedrals built in the Ghotic style which U can find on very small area
- the whole down town consits of small narrow streets lined with wooden frame houses (majority of houses dates to 15 century- many districts are currently beeing under the reconstruction)
- whole center is shaped in like the cork of the Champagne bottles...
To remain the motivation of several people who promised me to visit me here are several reason why to come:
- to explore the city Troyes
- to visit in the wine cellers (caves)nearby Troyes
- to go for a trip to Reims, Dyjon, possibly Paris...
- to see the Champagne coutry side (beautifull lakes, wine cellers all around, ..)
- last but not least to spend a nice unforgatable time with me:) I promise I will be nice to U:)
So as U can see there are several reasons why not to think about the visit here too long...Actually if U already know U would like to come, plan the week or weekend ASAP so that I can write it down into my diary:)
Wish U all really nice time
With love
Yours Evicka
PS: several readers point out that if they are not bloggers they cant write the comments...I have no idea where to find it in setting- if any of U how to change it please let me know...
Greetings to all people who remained tuned on my blog....
As I have promised I am posting this time in english so I hope majority of people would be able to understand...Actually I am pretty sure cause there is nothing difficult to understand when it comes to my rich and advance english vocabulary:)
Today it is aready a week time I have spent in this „manifique“ (beatifull)town...Cant believe its running so fast...
The first week was in sign of
1. settling down
2. getting to know international students
3. introduction programme in the University
4. discovery the city Troyes
1. Finally I dont live with two flatmates. Actually I share the flat with just one russion girl...The hungarian girl moved right after the moment she had found out her room doesnt have doors:)...(There is a funny story about my landlady who rents her flat for last 6 years and is not able to invest 300 euros-basicly one monthly rent- into new doors so that she can ask next 10 years for even double rent...but yeh..people are diffrent...)which is something really understandable...(I would move as well) At the end it´s better for me cause there is lots of space to place YOU my dear friends when U will come to visit me:) (actually there is space at least for 4 people to sleep really comfortable)
2. Most of the international students (around 50 from 12 different countries – not too bad but as I am used to international AIESEC conferences-40-80 different countires- sometimes it is quite funny for me to listen to people how there are fascinated and impressed about the culture diversity in our group:)) are really nice people. Of course as everywhere there are several types to which I was already able to built the alergy on:) (types like: I know everything, I ve been everywhere, the best things and systems one can ever find are just in my country...). Every day there is a party or some evening programme like laser game, bowling etc...just yesterday there was a garden party – in one maxican student place...Next week we plan to organize Czech party in my flat with all the necessary details which will help people to get to understand Czech (Slovak) culture...:)(part of the programme will be Topalky game:)- for non aiesec people- the beer sculling compation:) )
3. Last week we went through all the different presenation about the University Units (library, got the logins to the intranet in the IT room, student organisations), subjects we can choose from, got the bank account for free!, they helped us to fill the forms to get the finacial support from the french governement...I have to admit that the programme was highly prepared and everything seemed to me well organized- over my expectations...
Finally we went through the french test so that the teachers will be able to devide as into three different groups depending on the level of our french (Next two weeks there is an intensive french cours)...The test was modeled in a „test way“ (question and U could choose the right answer from 3 options...) so as I am used to from my Alma Mater half of the answers I was selecting just randomly without any big understanding:)...Hope I won´t have enough lucky to pass the test on „A“ :)so that they would move me into the most advance group and till the end of the cours I would be the most stupid one:)
I hope U are not too much bored..Got some feedback that the last posting was too long and... who has a time to read it:)...(Rade:)- Anyway.... i cant help my self and have to write something about troyes city since today I was strolling around the town for some time...
4. Even though the most famous and the most frequently visited city in region champagne is the city Reims also Troyes has lots of spectaculares places to see...
If U are the an ardent lover of rather smaller familiar towns with rich history and architecture, U deffinetely have to come and see TROYES...
I would say there are three main reasons why troyes is very original town
- there are 10 magnificent churches and cathedrals built in the Ghotic style which U can find on very small area
- the whole down town consits of small narrow streets lined with wooden frame houses (majority of houses dates to 15 century- many districts are currently beeing under the reconstruction)
- whole center is shaped in like the cork of the Champagne bottles...
To remain the motivation of several people who promised me to visit me here are several reason why to come:
- to explore the city Troyes
- to visit in the wine cellers (caves)nearby Troyes
- to go for a trip to Reims, Dyjon, possibly Paris...
- to see the Champagne coutry side (beautifull lakes, wine cellers all around, ..)
- last but not least to spend a nice unforgatable time with me:) I promise I will be nice to U:)
So as U can see there are several reasons why not to think about the visit here too long...Actually if U already know U would like to come, plan the week or weekend ASAP so that I can write it down into my diary:)
Wish U all really nice time
With love
Yours Evicka
PS: several readers point out that if they are not bloggers they cant write the comments...I have no idea where to find it in setting- if any of U how to change it please let me know...
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evicka!
wonderful to see your blog, i shall surely be a regular visitor here...
and please do continue to blog after you finish in France!
oh and as for your problem- go to the 'dashboard' area of your blog (i.e sign into blogger.com and then click on the name of your blog and then go to the 'moderate' comments section). over here you shall have the option of allowing non-bloggers to leave comments if they want to.
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wonderful to see your blog, i shall surely be a regular visitor here...
and please do continue to blog after you finish in France!
oh and as for your problem- go to the 'dashboard' area of your blog (i.e sign into blogger.com and then click on the name of your blog and then go to the 'moderate' comments section). over here you shall have the option of allowing non-bloggers to leave comments if they want to.
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