Andrew Reetz '14
What is your major?
SOAN/ Foreign Languages (French/Japanese)
Why did you decide to study abroad?
To
feed the mind and nurture my soul.
Why did you choose Nancy?
Between the choices
provided, Nancy is a city on the TGV path between Paris and Strasbourg, making
it a major destination for travelers and students in the region of Lorraine.
There are very few English speakers, which forced me to integrate into the French
culture and acquire language proficiency (and fluency!) by conversing with my
new French comrades.
What was your living situation like?
I lived with a
welcoming Catholic family in the center of town where I enjoyed the camaraderie
of four host brothers and a home-like sentiment for the full-year.
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| View from my window |
Adapting to the religiosity of my host family
was particularly challenging at first considering their conservative politics,
yet it was a growing experience not only for me but for them as well as we
later admitted to one another.
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| Nancy in the fall |
Advice you wish you had been given
before going on your program:
Relax! In France,
nothing is planned until the last minute when it comes to the Fac. Just wait
for things to happen and be on time when they finally do!
Additional Comments
Please visit Andrew's personal blog for more stories and photos from his year in Nancy!
If you have any questions for Andrew or about the Nancy program in general, please follow this link to the Ask An Alum moodle page.
