{"id":3765,"date":"2020-07-06T13:53:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/?p=3765"},"modified":"2020-07-06T13:54:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:54:23","slug":"grenoble-france-the-experience-that-changed-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/2020\/07\/06\/grenoble-france-the-experience-that-changed-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenoble, France: The Experience that Changed Me"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When I first saw the number of programs and options that existed for students to study abroad through, I was overwhelmed. The best advice I received was from my friend who had actually gone to France before and she told me, based on what I was looking for, to go somewhere in south France and definitely not Paris. In hindsight, I am so glad I had her advice because I believe I would not have enjoyed my experience as much if I had chosen to study in Paris.<\/span>\u00a0I was looking to speak French as much as possible and I have never lived in large cities, so she had recommended\u00a0<\/span>to go to the south because they speak less English and have more of the small-town feel. <\/span>The program I chose to go through was API\u2019s Grenoble, France Culture program.\u00a0<\/span>I loved Grenoble, the inner city had\u00a0<\/span>practically every<\/span>\u00a0store, a ton of restaurants, grocery stores, street art and kind people.\u00a0<\/span>A lot of the people<\/span>\u00a0were patient when we spoke broken French and\u00a0<\/span>enjoyed<\/span>\u00a0talking with study abroad students.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I was very lucky with the students who chose the program I did because close to every one of us wanted to travel as much as possible in what little time we had. Honestly, the travel plans we made\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>ourselves were some of my favorite memories. We had an entire week off for fall break at the end of October and three other students and I traveled to five different cities by bus over the span of the week. In this way, too, Grenoble was a really good choic<\/span>e as far as location goes.\u00a0<\/span>My favorite city we went to in Italy was Venice because it is a city I have always wanted to see in person and its layout was quite spectacular. It was very touristy, but I loved it regardless. I also enjoyed travelling in Italy in general because I loved hearing people speak Italian and loved when I could read some of the signs due to my knowledge of French words and how similar the language word structure was.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the best things about API\u2019s program was their four-day Paris orientation. For me, Paris is one of those must-see cities and being able to check it off my list first was a nice feeling. It was also a very good amount of time to visit all of the monuments and must-see locations while getting used to the time change.\u00a0<\/span>Jet lag is a real thing, I almost fell asleep on our boat tour of the Seine! Regardless, it was a nice way to get used to being in France and get to know the other students studying abroad. My other favorite excursion through API was to Annecy, France\u00a0<\/span>because we got to visit during the\u00a0<\/span>retour des\u00a0<\/span>alpages<\/span>\u00a0(return from the alp<\/span>ine pastures<\/span>)<\/span>. The festival made the city so lively and besides that, it was so beautiful. We visited the castle in Annecy and a friend and I did a ped<\/span>d<\/span>le boat on the lake<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Besides making memories I will remember forever, study abroad really pushed me to grow as a person. Each of these excursions pushed my limits of comfort and pushed me mentally (and sometimes physically!). I did not notice a great difference in the moment, but once I came back to the United\u00a0<\/span>States, I noticed how much more confident I was. Self-confidence and self-reliance were two of the biggest skills study abroad helped me with since you learn to rely entirely on your own senses and intuition when traveling.<\/span>\u00a0I also learned to adapt to new environments from travelling to France and to other countries and cities while I was abroad as well as learning to communicate through barriers. Franglais was a real thing in a lot of situations, but, hey, it worked! I would really push anyone considering\u00a0<\/span>to go<\/span>\u00a0abroad to do it because it really is life-changing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lauren Gilmore is majoring in English and French and spent the Fall 2019 semester studying abroad in Grenoble, France through API<\/a>. Lauren had the following to say about studying abroad, \u201cThe world is bigger than you think, don’t do yourself a disservice by not exploring it!”<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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