Entradas

Mostrando entradas de octubre, 2024

Meals

              The meals are different compared to Spain. One of the things I have noticed is the amount of food we eat. In Spain, lunch has 3 meals: first, second and dessert and in France they only have the first and dessert. Also in France they only have 3 meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner while in Spain we have 5. Another different thing is that in France I have barely eaten legumes and meat is not as predominant as it is in Spain. Although I already knew this, I found myself wondering why they don't cook with olive oil. The typical foods of Bretaña are crepes , galletes, and fish, in addition to cheese. In this period of time I have tried many foods such as sushi, couscous, ramen... Thank goodness I have not eaten snails

Goodbye

               I   write this entry on Thursday, October 17, my last day in France. Today my classmates threw me a farewell party and everyone was very kind to me. This afternoon while I was packing my suitcase I was reflecting on this experience. Overall, this month has been an intense month but one that has helped me learn many things not only about the language and culture of France, but also about myself. If I could repeat the experience again, I would. And I recommend it to everyone

Le croix rouge

Imagen
       This highschool is so different compared to my highschol. First of all,is so big , there are like fifteen classes per course and in each class there are 30 students. Another thing that is different is that we have split day and we have to eat there . The professors are all so nice and they try to include me in everything they can . I think that we have almost the same subjects as in Spain : Maths , Geography , Physics ... except that in France we don't have Music and Religion and we have a subject called "Sociology". I had meet a lot of people, like the people from my class , the other spaniards , Lili-Jade 's friends ...

The last weekend

Imagen
        This was my last weekend in Brest. Saturday was a calm day. In the morning I was sleeping until almost lunchtime. In the afternoon, although it was raining, we went to visit a fishing village. Later we went for a walk on the beach. We finished the day going to a souvenir shop where I bought souvenirs for my family. On Sunday morning we left home early, at 9:30. We were visiting the region of Finisterre and its cliffs. Later we went to visit a museum of the Second World War. The museum was built imitating a bunker from the time of the Normandy landings. It showed how they organized themselves, what they did for entertainment... it was like traveling back in time. Also on the outskirts of the wall there were some intact cannons from the past era. We arrived home at 8 in the afternoon.  I had a great time .

party

Imagen
                Today has been one of the most fun days I have had in Brest. In the morning I barely did anything. After eating I went with my mother and father to visit an exotic garden. Later we visited the town of Plouvien. At 5 pm we arrived home. Together with Lili and her friend I have been getting ready. We had a party at Lili-Jade's friend's house. We arrived at 7 in the afternoon and the party started immediately, although first we had dinner. At first it was a little overwhelming because I didn't know anyone, people barely spoke English and I didn't have any entertainment. But in the end I ended up talking to everyone and dancing, even though I didn't know the music. Lili-Jade's father came to pick me up at 12 at night

Cultural shocks

    Even though we are neighbors, the Spanish and the French have very different cultures. One of the different things I noticed is that they refer to the teacher as sir or madam. I have also noticed that during classes they barely interrupt the teacher while he is speaking. A custom that I found very funny when I experienced it for the first time is that even young people greet and say goodbye to each other with two kisses. In Spain only older people do that. They also don't have the party culture that we have. For example, their parties are usually in big houses, like in American movies. Another very difficult custom to get used to as a Spaniard is punctuality. In France, at most, they arrive 5 minutes late, the complete opposite of in Spain, where they never arrive at the established time. And the last thing I have noticed different is the way they are. All the people I have met have been very nice to me. , but compared to the Spanish, the French have a very closed characte...