It's been 2 weeks of the first semester at Sciences Po - the institution of prestige - amidst Paris. I have found myself adjusting quite a bit with a uniquely tough assessment and teaching method here. Each of the 5 classes, out of 7 which I'm taking this semester, requires the presence the famous exposé or oral presentation, apart from long essays, and, in some instances, fiche technique or fact-sheets analysis. I have fortunately, at this very point, given 3 different exposé, one of which required 40-minute talk and had already amounted 40% of one of my final grades. Understandably, with a scarcity of time and energy, I wasn't able to pull off my best. I hope they weren't too bad, though.
Being among the exchange students and not being able to speak sufficient French, I have hardly been associating with the French students and got to learn about their culture as much as I expected. Let alone my French; it's still going nowhere. I should commit more with it as I go. I should! Students here, especially the exchange batch, are made up of those from many top schools all over. As such, I'd initially felt a bit intimidated and unqualified. The city itself becomes my comfortable asylum. Often I felt fortunate to have been given an opportunity to be here, live with a local family, and, at the same time, study in a place where everybody would 'wow' if asked where I go to. Oh and I'm starting to work soon, too. :]
Time flies by so quickly that I haven't seen an obvious progress nor change - not my French - to say the least. Cliché as it sounds, but why not seize every opportunity given for I wouldn't suffer in the end. The weather has gone under 20 in the past few days. I'm expected, at least, a new physical change, very soon.
Being among the exchange students and not being able to speak sufficient French, I have hardly been associating with the French students and got to learn about their culture as much as I expected. Let alone my French; it's still going nowhere. I should commit more with it as I go. I should! Students here, especially the exchange batch, are made up of those from many top schools all over. As such, I'd initially felt a bit intimidated and unqualified. The city itself becomes my comfortable asylum. Often I felt fortunate to have been given an opportunity to be here, live with a local family, and, at the same time, study in a place where everybody would 'wow' if asked where I go to. Oh and I'm starting to work soon, too. :]
Time flies by so quickly that I haven't seen an obvious progress nor change - not my French - to say the least. Cliché as it sounds, but why not seize every opportunity given for I wouldn't suffer in the end. The weather has gone under 20 in the past few days. I'm expected, at least, a new physical change, very soon.
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