My feeling and advices about my Erasmus Year in Scotland

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More than a year ago, I did not want to go abroad because going to Erasmus meant being far from my family and my friends, far from my home, far from my country. My friends from my university year in Montpellier, who were doing their Erasmus year when I had to decide whether or not I wanted to leave, advised me to leave because it is an exceptional experience. Being half convinced, I still applied and asked for England, Scotland and Ireland as destinations. 

Then, I was taken for Scotland and I am delighted because I was able to discover an extraordinary country and culture. It is already March 2019, I have been here for 6 months and I realize that the year is almost over. It went by at an incredible speed. Erasmus allows you to discover so much on a cultural or personal level.


If I had to advise you, I would tell you not to hesitate and to go to Erasmus because it is a unique experience, which will only happen to you once in your life. In addition, you are entitled to significant financial assistance with the scholarships to finance your year, take the opportunity!

Thanks to this year abroad, you will learn to manage on your own, in a country where the language is different from yours, where you don't know anyone, where you don't know the culture...

This experience allows you to discover yourself, grow and mature. Thanks to this year, I realized that I would like to travel more in the future and discover many new destinations in the world (Mexico, Austria, Romania, Norway...).

Erasmus allows you to meet new people who can become real friends and who you can see again later.

As for me, I am very happy to be gone this year and I will never forget this experience.
See you in few years Scotland!

Comments

  1. Unknown14 March 2019 at 22:47

    It was also a pleasure to know you ! after this year, one thing is sure, we'll see each other again !

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