In the weeks leading up to my arrival in France, I could already tell my academic experience at EDHEC would be much different than at CofC. For starters, whenever I would email questions to faculty in Nice, the answers they gave were always very vague and didn’t give me much help. Then, when I registered for classes, they told me I wouldn’t know my schedule or professors until I arrive…
Today is my last day in Nice. I woke up to warm weather and clear blue skies outside my window. So, I will be spending the day shopping the markets, shops, and boutiques rather than packing because I refuse to accept the fact that I am leaving so soon. The old town area in Nice is by far my favorite area to spend time in. It’s full of narrow streets…
*Written previously* While living abroad for the past 4 months, I’ve had a lot of time to think about what things I wish I would’ve done and what things that I’m glad that I did do. To all of the future study abroad students, here are my top pieces of advice I would give to you in order to make your experience the best it can be. My first piece…
Hello! My name is Drew and I’m a junior at the College of Charleston. I’m majoring in International Business with a minor in Business Language in Spanish. This semester, I am studying at EDHEC university in Nice, France. There were many CofC exchange programs that I was interested in, however, the program in Nice was one of the only programs that allowed me to take business courses in a country…
Moving to a new country for a semester came with many challenges. Many of these were things I was aware of before moving to France, for example: different wall outlets, the language barrier, the public transportation learning curve, etc. But, one thing I never really thought about being a challenge was grocery shopping. I chose to live in an apartment with other international students in my program rather than living…
If I’m being honest, the days leading up to my semester in France were full of just as much anxiety as they were excitement. Don’t get me wrong, I have always wanted to spend a semester abroad and I was always set on doing it. However, after spending my first two years of college safe in my bubble of the Charleston Peninsula watching fellow students study abroad through social media,…
Getting around European countries and cities has been a huge adjustment for me considering in Charleston I can get around mostly everywhere with just my bike and rides from friends. I came to Nice with my friend Reagan who is also a junior at CofC. We live together in an apartment that is about 5 miles away from our school so you have to take a tram or a train…
Hi! My name is Reagan, I am a Junior at the College of Charleston majoring in Marketing. This semester, I am studying in an exchange program at EDHEC Business School in Nice, France. I chose this program for a few reasons. The most important reason was the courses offered at EDHEC. Based on their course offerings, I felt confident that I could continue progressing through my Marketing major while studying…
