Elisabeth in France

A lot of time has passed by now. It is already my 4th week at Rouen Business School, but only my second week of real courses.
Of course, I have by now explored my surroundings. I spent some days in Rouen itself with some new friends. Because of the nice weather we walked around town a lot, just doing some shopping or sitting at the "Seine". We also went to the art museum which had an exhibition about the French impressionists. It was quite interesting to see paintings of the places I had already been to in Rouen and its surroundings seen from the perspective of another century. The admission fee for students was even for free, a great advantage you cannot enjoy in the Netherlands.
We also went to Etretat, which is a small town situated on the coast. It is famous for its chalk cliffs. That day the sun was shining all day long. Thus we enjoyed a magnificant view over the sea and the countryside.
Afterwards, we spent the evening in Le Havre. A lot of people say that this town is not that nice. But I actually liked it.
Last weekend, we spent a day at Giverny. There we visited the house of the "Monet", the famous painter. I also liked this excursion very much as the house is really cosy and also features a really beautiful garden.
At the moment university is getting more and more busy, so I hope that it will nevertheless be still possible to travel around a bit, at least at the weekend.
In terms of evaluation of courses I still want to wait some time. I am only about to get a proper impression of the system here. What I can say up to now is that here the Business School is very proud of its practical approach to learning. That is why there are a lot of lecturers who have once worked for companies. Of course, this practical approach implies that there is quite some group work to do. I have yet to decide whether I like this system or not.
For the time being, I just hope that the weeks which are still lying ahead of me will be as nice as the ones before.