So another week has flown by under gorgeous blue skies - I still can't believe how hot and sunny it is, and nearly into October. I still carry an umbrella everywhere, even though it hardly ever rains - I guess it's a British thing! It was my first week of lectures, and after the headache of trying to put together a timetable out of modules offered by several different departments, we set off, not sure what to expect. Some of them were really good, especially medieval literature with an amazing lecturer, who is so enthusiastic about it, and was really welcoming to us erasmus students, where other lecturers seemed to see us as a bit of a nuisance. However some classes we actually had to escape from, such as a spanish grammar class where we were ... read more

Ok, so here goes, my first-ever blog entry... I'm studying French and Spanish at Sheffield uni in the UK, and in 10 days' time, I will be heading to Perpignan for the first part of my year abroad (all part of the course, honest!) I'm going to be spending four months there altogether, studying at the university there, and exploring the Languedoc-Roussillon region, to which my heart already belongs. After my four months there, I will be moving on to Oviedo in the Asturias region of northern Spain for another four months, which I don't lnow much about I have to admit, but I'm looking forward to finding out! I am basically a ball of nervous energy at the moment, feeling fear and excitement in equal measure! The fear is of the unknown - accommodation, starting ... read more