Blogs from Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe

We wake to an overcast day, better than the predicted rain, but going by the low cloud covering the mountains we’re not hopeful of staying dry. We have the makings of an in-room breakfast but we need some milk. We can’t really go to reception for some so one adventurer heads off for some supplies. Hopefully it will only take a few minutes to find the nearest supermarket. We have a special appointment at 9:30 am. In the car park the thirty-something Porsche sports cars are heading off on their tour. It’ll be peaceful tonight. The supermarket was down the road, around the corner, down another road, and after fifteen minutes destination was reached. Pastries! What a treat. She who needs to be fed will be thrilled. A short cut is found to get back to ... read more

W niedzielę udaliśmy się do Lyonu, skąd mieliśmy rozpocząć drugą część naszej przygody. Mama i Łukasz wyjechali z powrotem do Brukseli na powrotny samolot, a my wsiedliśmy w pociąg jadący do trzeciego pod względem wielkości miasta Francji. W Lyonie chcieliśmy jedynie pokręcić się po uliczkach i skosztować jeszcze więcej atmosfery mistrzostw - to właśnie w tym mieście, tego dnia, swoją 1/8 finału rozgrywali gospodarze przeciwko Irlandii! Nie zawiedliśmy się - ulice starej części miast pełne były kibiców obu drużyn 'wylewających się' z wszelkich knajp transmitujących mecz. Nam udało się obejrzeć mecz niemal bez przeszkód :-) Po meczu mieliśmy jeszcze krótkie rodzinne spotkanie (z daleką krewną babci Zuzy) i później ruszyliśmy dalej do Grenoble. Nie wiedzieć czemu obydwoje wyobrażaliśmy sobie Grenoble jak nasze Zakopane - górska miejscowość / kurort, trochę turystów i tradycyjnej 'ko... read more

Hello Everyone! Well my time in Grenoble is coming to a close, and I’m using the time that rests to say goodbye to all the friends I met as well as the beautiful city that I have come to think of as my own. Since the last time I wrote, a couple months have passed so I will briefly explain what has been going on during that time. During the month of April, I went on a weekend trip to Montpellier which is in the south of France. It was a beautiful city and it was great seeing the ocean after such a long time. I was there with two good friends of mine, one from China and the other from Belgium. It is amazing how many people from around the world you meet on a ... read more

After 3 planes (Air France is great!), 1 train ride, and one automobile ride, I arrived in Grenoble on Wednesday Feb 15th, 2012. Then, right away, Bart Chollet (the collaborating professor at GEM) and I prepared our presentation for the business students. I was pretty jet lagged, but the presentation went well... The students seemed really excited about the project, and interested in learning about the virtual communication tool that they will be using throughout the semester (WebEx). My hotel in Grenoble is really comfortable and actually larger than my current apartment in Atlanta haha. On Thursday I took a train ride to Geneva to attend a Management and Networks conference at the University of Geneva. The train rides to and from Geneva allowed me to see some AMAZING french and Swiss countryside with great views ... read more

Hello All ! Sorry that it has been awhile since my last blog! I have been very busy, but one of my many New Year’s resolutions is to write on my blog more so I promise more blogs will be coming to you all soon! So as the title of this blog suggests, I whole semester has passed during my stay in Grenoble. It is incredible how time flyes! It seems like just yesterday that I was preparing to leave for France and stressed out about what awaited me. Now that I have spent a whole 4 months in Grenoble, I feel that it is my home because I have a whole new life there. This semester I made tons of friends, had many new experiences and even.. dare I say it? Have a new French ... read more