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The Mole Diaries: Toulouse (Volume 3)
Sunday, 20 May 2012Lloyd Bingham spent his year abroad working as an English Language Assistant at a Lycée in Blagnac, near Toulouse. Here are his insider tips for accommodation, finance, admin, keeping in touch, transport, friends, shopping and sport in Toulouse, France.Published in French-speaking -
Emma Jane was a Language Assistant in Toulouse and is now a professeur agrégé in Nice
Saturday, 10 March 2012Emma Jane studied English and French at Leeds University and spent her year abroad as a British Council Language Assistant in Toulouse, France. She graduated in 1992 and is now a professeur agrégé and "chargée de mission d'inspection" in Nice.Published in Language Assistants -
The Mole Diaries: Toulouse
Thursday, 24 November 2011Hayley French is studying Spanish, French and Italian triple major at Bangor University in Wales. She took the opportunity to spend a semester in each of the countries and is just coming to the end of her second placement in Toulouse. She chose Toulouse as she is a big fan of the weather in the south of France and is especially interested in the southern culture. Here she passes on her Top Ten Tips for your placement in Toulouse...
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Testing Toulouse
Monday, 07 June 2010Toulouse, France - bureaucratic, strikes, more strikes, CAF
Toulouse is a good party city, though French students are not that friendly towards international students. The Université de Toulouse II is rubbish. I had bureaucratic nightmares every day - bank, CAF, housing, university, utilities, having to provide documents that didn't exist in order to achieve the most basic of activities. There was a notable reluctance of anyone in authority to try and help, really. I travelled around the region to places like Carcassonne and Albi, but travel outside was really expensive and it would have been cheaper to fly from England rather than get a train from Toulouse to other parts of France! If you have the option, don't go to France in the second semester; they always go on strike. In fact, I’d suggest that you avoid France altogether and go somewhere else French-speaking.Published in French-speaking -
Trendy Toulouse
Tuesday, 29 December 2009Toulouse, France - student orientated, lots to do
The studenty vibe in Toulouse is fuelled by lots of clubs and bars to go to, making it easy to meet other people. The DEUE at Toulouse I is very good and full of other Erasmus students. University halls are extremely basic with no cooking facilities at all so I wouldn’t recommend them – bearing in mind that Toulouse is a very student-orientated city, there are loads of possible people to share accommodation with, just make sure your flatmates are native speakers so you can pick up their expressions and accent! It will be a VERY useful conversation point when it comes to your final exams.Published in French-speaking
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Administration Initiation: coping with the CAF in France
Monday, 30 April 2012Hattie spent the first semester of her year abroad in Paris and she is now at university in Lyon. You can follow her blog: Parlez-vous français? and, in the meantime, here are her top tips for coping with administration in France - in particular the French CAF:Published in Home -
The Mole Diaries: Toulouse (Volume 2)
Thursday, 24 November 2011Charlotte Watson is studying French and German at Bangor University and is currently nearing the end of her placement in Toulouse, France, before moving onto Passau in Germany next semester. She is an Erasmus student at Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, and chose Toulouse because she’d always wanted to see the South of France for herself, having heard such wonderful things about the weather, food and general way of life there. Here she passes on her top tips and advice for other students thinking of living there during their degree.
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Sumptuous Seville and Trendy Toulouse
Tuesday, 10 May 2011Published in Spanish-speaking -
Toulouse
Wednesday, 12 May 2010City of Multiculturalism
Midway between the Mediterranean and Atlantic to the south of France is the city of Toulouse. Perhaps most famous for its cherry red brick buildings, La Ville Rose boasts a large repertoire of fine food; birthplace to national dishes, cassoulet and foie gras, the city is replete with traditional restaurants offering cheap and cheerful menus.
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