Background: Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. Since 1958, it has constructed a presidential democracy resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier parliamentary democracies. In recent years, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common exchange currency, the euro, in January 1999. At present, France is at the forefront of efforts to develop the EU's military capabilities to supplement progress toward an EU foreign policy.
July 26th 2008Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire » Angers so im currently laying in my bed at 6pm on a saturday night with my eyes half closed due to overwhelming allergies that i seem to have developed
must be all the 'second hand' smoke.
continuing on wi ... [full story]
July 22nd 2008Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire » Angers so i have a lot to tell u about
and u should probably sit down for this
as i am long winded at times.
ok beginning with friday night i did barely anything, the afternoon i cant remember and thus ... [full story]
July 18th 2008Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire » Angers this week has gone by soooo fast i can't even believe it
in another week my friends leave :(
but then new ones come :)
haha please dont read that
so after the fete national on monday i got pretty ... [full story]
July 14th 2008Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire » Angers this weekend was the fete nationale for france which is pretty huge i soon found out
i spent saturday at the markets and what not laying pretty low
sunday however, well. ok so i started off my day w ... [full story]
July 11th 2008Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire » Angers i havent really been doing anything this week
i feel like a waste of space today
yesterday i went to a chocolatier to see how chocolate is made
definetly recommend it, its pretty cool
and makes u ... [full story]
July 8th 2008Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire » Angers its been raining now for almost three days straight.
i thought at first the rain that comes in the afternoons while everyone is on break
was the french rain you here about.
but no, i was wrong.
i ... [full story]
July 6th 2008Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire » Angers so its the weekend
we spend saturday morning at this huge outdoor market
littered with clothing and food. oh so fun
we went there to get food for our potluck dinner that night with some friends
w ... [full story]
July 3rd 2008Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire » Angers first day of classes at the university today
i have class from 10-1145 everyday...
life is hard. cause all afternoon i'm forced to sit on the roof of my convent and sip cafe's while eating croissant ... [full story]
May 16th 2008Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire » Angers Written two weeks ago....(sorry for the delay!!)
With each coming residency, the intensity of the experience has increased. And this final month in Angers was truly intense. In fact I just misspok ... 10 photos[full story]
May 16th 2008Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire » Angers I just saw a really great film about a man who is going to die (late-stage cancer) and therefore sabotages his own life. It was a really good film. I really enjoyed it. I had a kind of a bad day&md ... [full story]
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