Name: |
Megan Casai |
E-Mail: |
meganca@umich.edu |
Class Year: |
Junior |
Major: |
MVS |
Term(s) Abroad: |
Winter 2007 |
Where: |
Universite d'Aix-Marseille
Aix-en-Provence, France |
Program Affiliation: |
University of Michigan |
How did you find this program? |
U-M Office of International Programs |
Courses taken: |
French Phonetics; French Society, Language, and Culture; The
History of France; Contemporary Art History; Modern Art History; Intensive
Program French courses. |
Would you recommend this program? |
Yes. The program is very well structured and offers a lot for students
interested in learning French. It is made up of Michigan, Wisconsin, and
Indiana students, so you are able to meet a lot of great new people from
other schools as well. |
Advice: |
There is so much you will learn only after being in the country
and experiencing it yourself; but I would have to say, plan on spending a
lot of money. Little things add up and transaction fees and exchange rates
are killer. |
Fluency required? |
Yes, it was very helpful. |
Will this help you in your profession? |
I have been taking French for about 8 years now and it obviously
helped me here because I'm fluent and have immersed myself in the
language and culture. I think it's character-building to go
abroad and have to be independent in a foreign situation. |
Comments: |
Live it up! You will experience amazing things and changes within
yourself and it's so important to slow down and live every moment, because
experiences like this don't happen often. |
