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On The Road: Paris Year Abroaders Take on Bordeaux
By Andrea Finlay, Sciences Po Paris, France With university classes and exams finished, it was only right for the year abroad team in Paris to start our adventures around French cities. As the end of april fast approached us, so did the end of exams and assessments. So it was only natural for my friends and I to celebrate by taking a short weekend trip to Bordeaux.
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Settling In by the Seine
by Andrea Finlay, Sciences Po Paris, France Buildings on my walk to university, Sciences Po Paris Moving to paris has been as incredible and as daunting as you can imagine. It’s practically a parallel universe to Fallowfield. Instead of New Zealand wines at the bottom of the road, I have Notre Dame Cathedral. The 143 Stagecoach bus is now the metro line 10 and sunny days in platt fields have now turned into heatwave picnics under the Eiffel tower.
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“I thought it was a joke when I was told about a Netball Club in Paris”
By Andrea Finlay, Sciences Po Paris, France Netball Paris Training Sessions In September 2023, I moved to Paris on my own as part of my study abroad year and I was of the stubborn opinion that I would not meet friends like the ones I had back at home. Even less, did I think that I would make enriching friendships through a netball club in the centre of Paris.
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“Let Them Eat Cake” : Day Out at Versailles
By Andrea Finlay, Sciences Po, Paris, France One of the many bonuses of doing a year abroad in Paris is that I am only a short commute from some of the world’s most famous landmarks.
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