So, I've been in Rennes for a week, and I can hardly describe my time here so far as boring. Every day brings new surprises or challenges - how to get insurance for your halls for something not required back home. Like insurance against flooding. In a flat - a few storeys up. From a company who don't send you documents.
University restaurants where guys get up in the middle of lunch hour and strip on tables, people walk around in bin bags and tape their course mates to chairs.
Living in Halls of Residence over here is a bit of a different lifestyle to at home. At the weekends it's solely international students, as the French students make their way back home to their families. Don't blame them when there's no oven nor freezer to use. Makes food shopping somewhat interesting - forces you to be creative with your culinary skills, or in my case, somewhat lack of them. I'm learning - managed to make a turkey stir fry - chicken was only sold in large packs, and beef was about ten euros a piece - and it was actually really good! Good start :)
The atmosphere can be quite surreal - the silence at the weekend is sometimes eerie but the myriad of noises - rustling leaves, distant traffic... makes it all seem more peaceful.
Of a morning, walking down to the campus Villejean to meet up with friends before classes at the metro station, sometimes our friend crazy lady can be found. Generally rooting around in bins, shouting at people... and always wearing her famous red slippers.
More updates to come soon...
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