3 years ago, I decided to get out of my comfort zone in order to live a completely different experience abroad. With that in mind, I chose Université Paris-Est Cretéil as my “Erasmus home” for 4 months, so I integrated the International Management Course. During that time, I was able to meet people from all over the world, my classmates were from different cultures which allowed me to understand and open my mind to different traditions and habits. At the beginning we had some homecoming events to integrate all the new foreign students and showing us the university facilities as well (which, by the way, are in excellent condition.)
Something very important and an incredible opportunity that everyone should take advantage of, if they choose UPEC, is the fact that they offer free languages courses with amazing and helpful professors, always concerned with making us feel great and integrated.
However, I couldn’t help mentioning, (and maybe it’s the only improvement to highlight), how difficult was every time we tried to get an appointment at the international student’s office, leaving us a bit lost sometimes.
In general, Paris is such an incredible city full of beautiful views, bright places, delicious cuisine and an exquisite architecture. Studying there for 4 months was totally a great experience, a decision that I don’t regret at all.