Ilona BELLE
I have always wanted to go abroad to study or to work since middle school. I had the chance to travel in a few countries in the meantime, but this idea grew stronger. It took a few years before I could do it: giving up a project of a gap year before studying, cancelling an internship in Los Angeles, COVID-19... It was finally thanks to my...
Read MoreI arrived in Canada in August 2022 for four months. I was very happy to come back to Canada, but I felt a culture shock that I didn't expect to have... This is my experience of differences between Canada and France. TO BEGIN, WHAT IS CULTURAL SHOCK ? Defined in 1960 by anthropologist Kalervo OBERG, culture shock is defined as "an experience of...
Read MoreAs an exchange student in Canada, I always wanted to visit Montreal. I found the perfect opportunity to go there. I went there for the second time (if we count my arrival on Ottawa by the airport of Montreal) during the reading week of October 2022. I stayed there for a few days. The weather was good, it was the end of the Indian spring season....
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