Hi, welcome to my blog! As this is my first post I'll explain a little about my self and why I've decided to start a blog.
I'm Kirsty, I'm 20 years old and a student of French and linguistics at the university of Leeds. I'm about to start my third year - which for language students is a year abroad. I'll be spending my time abroad as an English language assisstant in a primary school in a city in south-west France, Pau. I will be leaving England in 3 weeks to get settled in before my work contract starts, so I thought now is the ideal time to start my blog, as I can include my preparations as well as my time spent in France. I'm really excited about spending 7 months in France, as I love travelling and can't wait to experience the French culture. But, (there's always a but isn't there?!) it will be hard leaving my family, friends and boyfriend behind. But I will have to get past this, and make the most of this amazing oppertunity!
So, I fly to Pau airport on 24th September, and from then on I'll be staying in some halls at the university in Pau, which should be good as I'll get to meet lots of people my age. However, I'm not sure what it'll be like sharing a kitchen with 20 others! Thank God I've got an en-suite! Once I get there I've got over a week until the training day for language assisstants, so I'll have plenty of time to set up a French bank account, the internet, a phone, and do some exploring!
I'll leave you with a link to some information on Pau, and a couple of pictures, as I'm going to get ready now, I'm seeing Michael Mcintyre tonight, can't wait!
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