Great Expectations
It has been two weeks since I am here; let me recapitulate a little what I have learned so far: Not all French wear a white t-shirt with black stripes, not all French wear berets, none of the French I have met smells, all the French girls I have met had shaved legs, the texture of a food does not mean it is not delicious, not every French ride a bicycle, not every French drink wine, and not every French smoke. Well I am taking back the last three things I said, cause too many French actually do those things. For the last two weeks I have been here, I have learned to go beyond the stereotypes and see, hear, taste, and touch with my own senses.
Coming to France have showed me so far how little I knew about the French culture and the French language, despite I have been speaking French and learning about the French culture since I started preschool. Though I have no problem when a French native is speaking to me, it has always been a challenge for me to use proper grammar and proper words when I am speaking. It is therefore my goal to ameliorate my grammar and improve my list of French vocabulary while living in the land of Voltaire. As a political science major living in France will give me a better understanding of the Europe, since France these days is equal to Europe (in some ways). Personnally during this semester it is my goal to get a better sense of direction, cause I don’t know how many times I got lost in Angers cause I had problem reading the map.
Through my previous travel I have learned that the best way to learn about a place is by visiting it. Having the chance to live inn france has opened the window of opportunity to learn not just from books and lectures, but from everyday life.