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Introduction

Travel broadens the mind.

During my second year at the IUT, I began to question myself about my

future and what I wanted to do.

Tourism is a sector that has always attracted me, however, my English

proficiency still remained low. This is why when we were offered an exchange

abroad; I found the idea very interesting. I started all the legwork for my

registration in Scotland also pursuing my registration in France as a safety

net.

In July I had to make a choice, I have chosen Scotland. Following the good

advices of my English teacher Mr. Bartley, here I am leaving to Scotland the

3rd of September without really knowing what was waiting for me.

In this report I will talk about my experience in Scotland so that you discover

this beautiful country that has fascinated me so much and surprised me a

lot.

I do not mind falling in love with this country in this way.

I also give you all the tricks to live in Galashiels, the city where I spent the

most of my time during this exchange.

I will also describe the shells I traveled for trips and marveled at me.

During my time in Scotland I was prepared a DUETI (Diplôme Universitaire

d’Etudes Technologiques Internationales) and also a License “Fashion

Marketing and Retailing” in the Scottish Border Campus based in

Galashiels.

I hope you will find all the information you need if you want to live this

amazing experience. And I hope in this rapport I will I will give you the desire

to leave as I did.

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. I) To explore Scotland

A. Scotland and its culture

a. Passport

Status: Scotland is

one of the four constitutive

nations of the United

Kingdom so do England,

Wales and Northern

Ireland. It’s situated in the

north part of the country

and shares a border with

England in its south.

Area: Its Area is of

78 783 km² which is 7

times smaller than France.

Population: 5 194 000 People live in Scotland which represents a bit

less than 10% of United Kingdom’s global population with a density of

67,5/Km² or 174,1/sq mi.

Capital city: Scotland’s capital city is Edinburgh. Edinburgh is

situated in the southern shore of the Firth of Forth; it has a population

of 495,360 people, which makes it the largest settlement in Lothian

and is also at the centre of a larger urban zone of approximately

850,000 people.

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Currency: The official currency is the Scottish sterling pound, three

Scottish clearing banks issues their own sterling pounds, The bank of

Scotland, The Royal Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank. The

curent value of the Scottish bank-notes in circulation Is of £3.5 billion.

Languages: The official Language is English but there also are a few

regional languages such as Scottish Gaelic and Scots.

Religion: The main religion in Scotland is the Reformed Presbyterian

church followed by Catholicism.

Polity: Parliamentary democracy. A parliamentary democracy is a

government where the political power is held by an elected parliament

that is representing the people.

Nature of the State: Constitutional Monarchy, the Scottish parliament

is self-ruling since 1999. Even though there will be a Referendum in

2014 for self-determination, vote for independence, Scotland would be

an independent country member of the commonwealth.

Head of State: For United Kingdom, The Queen Elisabeth II is the head

of state.

Head of Government: The Prime Minister is the Head of government.

Since 2010, it’s Conservative James Cameron.

Scottish prime minister is Alex Salmond that was elected in May 2007.

b. Weather

I was pleasantly surprised to see that the rain is more of a drizzle and that it

was nothing like here where the rain is heavy but rare, it rains a little bit

every day. There was a lot of sun in September and October. In the winter

temperatures got close to -5°c only during the nights so there was snow but

not for a long period of time. Every time it was snowing, the snow was

melting very quickly and then some more snow was falling again. But snow

and Cold haven’t been as bothering as I thought it would be at the first

place. Before I left I thought it would be a lot more difficult for me to handle

temperature wise, being used to sun and quite chill winter without much

cold and absolute lack of snow.

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c. Gastronomy

They have quite heavy and caloric dishes, due to a significant impact of

American the culture with open all night shops that have many prepared

dishes and lots of candy bars and chocolates.

Despite this they do keep certain specialties:

- Haggis

Haggis is “The traditional Scottish dish” which is a savoury pudding

containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion,

oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally encased

in the animal's stomach and simmered for about three hours. Most modern

commercial haggis is prepared in a sausage casing rather than an actual

stomach.

- The full breakfast

Also a Scottish tradition that is usually composed of Eggs, Bacon, roasted

potatoes and side dishes such as beans, haggis, tomatoes and baked

mushrooms as well served with a the or a coffee.

You can also have Lorne sausages on it, which are also named sliced

sausages. They are Sausage-meat, which may be pork or beef they are set

into a square and sliced into pieces. Square sausage remains a favorite in

Scottish cooked breakfasts and full breakfast.

- Fish and chips

It’s composed of French fries and fish stick. The fish is the Cod. It’s a very

good meal you can find it approximately everywhere. It is also a cheap dish.

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d. Sport

In Scottish culture, sport is an important element the country hosts his own

national sports competitions and it has an independent representation at

many international sporting events such as the Rugby Union World Cup,

The Rugby League World Cup, the FIFA World Cup and Also the Cricket

World Cup though Scotland not being an independent country, Scottish

Athletes are part of the Great Britain Team during the Olympics.

The National sport is Rugby. The Scotland national

rugby union team represents Scotland in international

rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered

by the Scottish Rugby Union.

Golf is also quite big in Scotland with the ‘Old course’ in Saint Andrews and

also many other famous golf courses in Scotland, including Carnoustie,

Gleneagles, Muirfield, Balcomie and Royal Troon.

Hiking is also quite popular with not really high summits to climb and offers

magnificent views.

e. Music

The traditional Scottish music is attached to Celtic music; it did indeed stay

close to traditional Irish music whose it shares a lot of instruments such as:

- The Clàrsach (in Scottish Gaelic) also named Celtic harp it was the

Scottish national instrument before the appearance of the Bagpipes.

- The Fiddle which is another way to name the violin it is an instrument

with 4 strings on it and has the particularity to be played many strings

at the time with the use of a violin bow made of hair

- And of course the Bagpipes that arrived at the XVe Century, which are

the National music instrument, it is a wind instrument. A set of

bagpipes is composed of an air supply, a bag, a chanter, and, usually,

at least one drone. Most bagpipes have more than one drone (and,

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sometimes, more than one chanter) in various combinations, held in

place in stocks — sockets that fasten the various pipes to the bag.

You do ear a lot of Bagpipes while strolling down the streets of Edinburgh.

f. Traditions

Scottish people are really attached to their traditions. That’s why in many

occasions and big events such as Saint Andrew, for Weddings, Games and

local dances men wear traditional kilts, which are made of a particular and

recognizable fabric which colours are changing according to the family they

belong to. The rumour says they don’t wear anything underneath.

g. Conveyance

- Taxi

Compared to here, in Scotland Taxies are used a lot more because they are

way less expensive, the famous Carbodies Fairway is probably the most seen

car in the streets of Edinburgh.

- Train

The train is actually quite pricy because there aren’t train stations in every

city.

- Buses

Buses is the easiest way to go around in the city, they are very present and

on time. You have a day travel tour that takes you over the city for visits and

it stays the cheapest conveyance but still the longest.

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B. What to visit in Scotland?

a. Lochs

The Scottish Lochs are a really important parts the Scottish landscape, the

most beautiful ones to see are the Loch Lomond, the Loch Leven and the

Loch Ness as well even though the last one is a little bit of a disappointment.

It only is kind of a too long track of water, so long that unlike the smaller

lochs, you don’t have the rest of the landscape in front of you. Also, in Lochs

the water is really Dark, Almost black and the landscape is reflecting in the

water almost like in a mirror, which makes it beautiful.

b. Dundee

I went to visit Dundee, which is a little village close to the river Ness, it is

specialised in marmalade and it also is situated in the very countryside of

Scotland.

c. Inverness

Inverness is the biggest city in the north of Scotland, where you can go and

visit the castle.

The city was constructed in extension to the Loch Ness before it reaches the

sea, this is the administrative center and the capital city of the highlands it

stands right at the outfall of the Ness River. They’re quite a few churches to

visit and on the way to Fort William from Inverness it is possible to have a

quick stop at Fort Augustus to visit the ruins and see the Caledonian

Canals.

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d. Fort Augustus

In Fort William you have the Whiskey Distilleries that

you can visit and learn about the manufacturing of

whiskey. We visited the Glencoyne manifacture, where

you can explore the distillery and learn several facts

about whiskey. There the Scotch Whiskey, the one from

Scotland is usually distilled twice; even though some

are distilled from three up to twenty times, the Scotch

whisky regulation requires the bottles wearing the label

‘Scotch’ to be distilled in Scotland and matured for a

maximum of three years in oak casks among more

specific criteria. The age statement guarantees and

aged whiskey one without might be as young as a couple of years. Scotch

Whiskey use peat smoke which gives it a distinctive smoky flavour. The

Scotch malt whiskies are divided into five main regions : Highland, Lowland,

Islay, Speyside and Campbeltown .

e. Glencoe

Glencoe is a small village of only a few people,

situated in the Highland on the southern bank

of the river Coe right where it enters the lake

Leven and is standing right in the foot of the

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highest peak of Scotland with beautiful gives it landscapes but It also gives it

the coldest climate of Scotland. The Glencoe Valley is well known for the

“Glencoe massacre” which took place in 1962 where 38 members of the

McDonald clan were murdered for delaying to pledge allegiance to the King

Guillaume III. But this doesn’t prevent it from being elected most romantic

village of the UK.

f. Glasgow

Glasgow is the second most important city of Scotland –after the capital city-

and actually the largest city of Scotland and the third largest city in the UK.

It is situated in the west central Lowland right on River Clyde. It has a

population of 598,830 people, which is more than in Edinburgh. It grew from

a Small rural River Clyde city to the largest seaports in the world. In the

18th century it became a major centre of the Scottish Enlightenment. From

the 18th century the city also grew as one of Great Britain's main hubs of

transatlantic trade with North America and the West Indies.

C. Edinburgh

a. History

Edinburgh is the Capital City of Scotland.

From its prehistoric roots as a hill fort, following periods of Celtic and

Germanic influence; Edinburgh became part of the Kingdom of Scotland

during the 10th century. With burgh charters granted by David I and Robert

the Bruce, Edinburgh grew through the Middle Ages as Scotland’s biggest

merchant town. By the time of the European Renaissance and the reign of

James IV it was well established as Scotland's capital. The 16th century

Scottish Reformation and 18th century Scottish Enlightenment were

formative periods in the history of the city, with Edinburgh playing a central

role in both. While political power shifted to London following the Treaty of

Union in 1707, with devolution in 1997 the city has seen the return of a

Scottish parliament.

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b. Monuments to visit in Edinburgh

- Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is a fortress, which dominates

the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland,

from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock.

Human habitation of the site is dated back as

far as the 9th century BC, although the nature

of early settlement is unclear.

- Calton Hill

Calton Hill is the headquarters of the Scottish Government, which is based

at St Andrew's House, on the steep southern slope of the hill; with the

Scottish Parliament Building, and other notable buildings, for example

Holyrood Palace, lying near the foot of the hill.

- Murrayfield Stadium

It is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, Murrayfield is

used for most Scottish international rugby union matches, with all

Scotland's Six Nations home games being played in the stadium. It also

hosted football matches.

- Holyrood Palace of government

The Palace of Holyroodhouse, commonly referred to as Holyrood Palace, is

the official residence of the Monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland.

Located at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, at the opposite end to

Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace has served as the principal residence of

the Kings and Queens of Scots since the 16th century, and is a setting for

state occasions and official entertaining.

- Arthur’s Seat

Arthur's Seat is the main peak of the group of hills which form most of

Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude,

a mountain in virtue of its bold design".

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- National museum of Scotland

National Museum of Scotland was formed by Act of Parliament in 1985,

amalgamating the former National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland and

The Royal Scottish Museum.

c. A few adress to go to

Edinburgh Zoo

Elephant house (place where JK. Rowling wrote a few pages of the

famous Harry Potter Saga)

Princess Street the principal street that joins the Edinburgh Castle to

the Holyrood palace of Government

Murray field stadium, to see matches.

Portobello beach. On a clear day and if it is the moment, you can see

Whales. The houses are really close to the sea and it could be kind of

the Scottish “Croisette”.

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II) To explore the Scottish student

A. Heriot Watt University

a. History

With a history starting from 1821, Heriot-Watt

University has established a reputation for world-

class teaching and practical, leading-edge research,

which has made the university one of the top UK

universities for business and industry. They were

nominated the best university in Scotland for the year

2011-2012.

This university is one of the oldest universities in Scotland. The name of the

university commemorates George Heriot, the philanthropist of the XVIth

century and the financier in King James, and James Watt, the inventor and

engineer of the XVIIIth century: two men of success and the state-of-the-art

professionals of their time.

The university welcomes every year 17 700 students (approximately 7 000 to

Riccarton, in Edinburgh) and less than the half of them are Scottish. Heriot-

Watt is also the University of Scotland the most turned to the international

with an incomparable presence of international students. It welcomes

approximately 11 800 pupils resulting from 150 countries worldwide, within

international exchanges. Moreover, the Heriot-Watt University is especially

considered as its "Business School" and its "Institute of Petroleum

Engineering", two departments that dispense trainings opened on the

international stage.

The Heriot-Watt University is now spread over four campuses. The main

campus belongs to Riccarton, Others campus belong to Galashiels (Scottish

Borders, where I spent my year), in Stromness (Orkney) and in Dubaï (Dubai

Academic City).

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b. Riccarton’s Campus

The Riccarton Campus welcomes each year around 7,000 students. You can

find all services you need in the university, library, shop, banks, restaurant,

flat, sport center, doctor … There is a big park with a little forest. You will

find everything you need to study perfectly and in good conditions.

This campus is located quite far away from the center of Edinburgh but you

can find a lot of bus to go to the center.

From the Airport to the University you have to take two buses: number 100

(to the center) and number 35 (to the university) the price is 1.80£ one way

and 3.40£ return so you should take return to save money. It’s always the

same price in Scotland.

There is an also free shuttle bus between Scottish Borders campus and

Riccarton campus, every day at 7.30 am, 3.00pm and 5.00pm. You just have

to book it at the reception desk of the University.

B. Scottish Border Campus

a. Description

The Scottish Border Campus is

located in the small town

Galashiels; this campus is

especially dedicated to the school

of Textiles and design and also to

the Borders business program. In

the campus you will also find The

Scottish Borders College with lot

of different professional program.

The Campus is more familial and you have everything you need with the

services proposed. This campus is an annex to the big university in

Edinburgh there is some course of the business program that are taught in

Edinburgh.

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b. Accommodation

- Accommodation on the campus

The University offers the possibility to live in rooms in « the Halls » the

accommodation for the University, there are three buildings: Pavilion 1 and 2

(the most luxurious ones) and Gateway building the biggest one.

You have the choice between three types of bedrooms:

- “Study room”: 15 square meters,

normal bed, with bathroom and toilet in the

bedroom, you have a large space to put your

clothes in and a big desk. I had this room. It is

5250£ for 40 weeks contract (no choice with the

contract). After your share the kitchen with 10

persons.

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- “Deluxe room”: Deluxe rooms are larger than the study

bedrooms. In addition to the private bathroom, deluxe rooms

also have a double bed. You share the kitchen with only 5

persons and the kitchens have the same size. The price is 5670£

for 40 weeks

- “Studio”: There are some studios in each building, possibility for

a couple. These private studios contain a bedroom, a bathroom,

a kitchen and a living space. The price for the studio is 5880£

for 40 weeks.

In each bedroom you have an Internet access included in the price and you

could have TV and phone but to pay in extra.

There is no kitchenware in the kitchen, you have to buy everything but you

will find easily charity shop with everything you need at a low price.

Furthermore the problem with this accommodation is about the school year

that ends earlier than the renting period, this year I paid one month for

nothing. It is why flat in town is a better deal.

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- Accommodation in town

It’s possible to find flat in town it’s really less expensive and you are just 2

km away from the university. The rent is around 200 £ per month, and 250£

with charges.

The better advice is to go to Scotland one week to find something. Normally

there are always flats available because each year the students who have

finished studying leave the town.

c. Facilities

- Catering

In the university you have a « cafeteria » where you can have breakfast,

lunch and it is open in-between meals if you want to have a coffee, cookies,

milkshake etc.

The price for a full breakfast or full lunch is around 4£. You can find

different sorts of food: healthy salads, filled sandwiches, Panini, toasties,

hearty soups and a range of hot dishes, nourishing main meals.

- The library

The perfect place for student with a lot of books dedicated to the courses

taught at the university, you have also many computers with free internet

access (only a little bit slow).

The library is open every day except on Sunday. You also find printers. The

access to the printers or computer is possible thanks to our student number

and a pin number.

There is plenty of space for you to study, whether individually or in groups.

It’s possible to book a room for a group meeting.

- Student union

In Scotland like an American university they try to organize parties, visits

and special offers for students. You will have a fresher week at the beginning

of the year to meet new people. It’s your choice to go or not but personally I

think it’s a good way to have a good start. The student union is also here to

help you when you have a problem or when you don’t understand something

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they are really friendly. There are other Associations: religion, sport, design,

international.

- Mac Lab

The perfect place to work, only Macintosh with internet and all the software

to create garment, make oral presentation, edit pictures.

It allows student to have access to software normally really expensive, they

also develop the capacity of use this kind of software for their future life.

- School of Textiles and Design facilities

School of Textiles and Design is a part of Scottish Border Campus, this place

is reserved by the fashion courses there is a lot of machines to create

garment.

They were established in 1883 to lead the textile industry in training and

education. Their portfolio continues to evolve and reflect current and future

developments in textiles, fashion and design.

They have the best facilities in Scotland, the largest knit and weave studios

and longest screen-print table in Europe. Students have access to fully

equipped clothing workshops, spacious studios with individual workspace,

technical workshops and laboratories, state-of-the art production equipment

and computer-aided design.

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C. Bachelor Fashion Marketing and Retailing

a. Courses

- Timetable :

Normally you have three days and half a class more. There is one day for the

professional project. They also organize “reading week” in the middle of the

semester. It is especially for student to revise their lesson, to have student

questioning themselves about their life and orientation.

You will have three weeks holiday for Christmas and three weeks holiday in

April before the exams of the end of the year.

- Subject:

Semester 1:

Buyer Specification: during this class we learned all difference you can find

between fabrics, texture, resistance, color, softness, elasticity … You will

have a rapport to do about a garment of your choice and its description.

Fashion Business in Practice: In this class we were with all the third year in

fashion also Fashion Design, Communication and Marketing. This was the

project of the year, shared in 8 groups we had to create a collection, promote

the collection and at the end open a pop up shop in Camden Town in

London. The first job was to research a style for the collection, inspired by

the big house of couture. After the design student were responsible of the

creation while communication and marketing student tried to inform

journalists and people from the fashion world about the pop up shop

opening.

Writing for design Practice: the only class in an amphitheater where the

teacher was presenting every week a new subject relevant to fashion

industry and after for the next week we had to write about the subject on the

blog of the university.

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Personal Project: a project you present on your own where we learned how to

draw, make a photo shoot presenting everything at the end of the semester

in a portfolio. Fashion was the most used subject and we got to do less

marketing in the semester.

Semester 2:

Management report: work in group of 6 persons, we had to choose a charity

shop, analyses strengths and weaknesses of the charity shop and proposes

solutions to improve the charity shop and make its more known. Oral

presentation and report at the end of the semester.

Retail management: report on your own about a company in the fashion

industry. Analyze of this company: corporate analysis, their strategy,

geographical location, their communication strategy, their target audience,

their competitors,

Finance: on relation with retail management, we learned the basics of the

English finances, how to read accounts, after implementing with the retail

management report, in analyzing the accounts of our company.

Public relations: you will learn how to write press release, Public relation

plan. We also used our skills to promote our pop up shop opening.

b. Exams

For the Fashion Marketing and retailing students in third year there is no

exams only continuous assessment but for the other course you have one

week of exams per semester, generally after the holidays or for Christmas,

before the holidays.

This is the reason why Fashion Marketing and retailing students have more

holidays.

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D. Life in Galashiels

a. Shopping

- Supermarkets

You will find three major supermarkets in Galashiels: TESCO, ASDA and

Marks &Spencer. All are located 2km far from the university

accommodation, in the center of the city.

Tesco and Asda are open 24/24 just the alcohol is available until 10pm.

don’t forget that you must have your ID to buy alcohol. Tesco is bigger than

Asda but Asda is Cheaper than Tesco. You will make your choice when you

will be there. Also if you have BNP Paribas as you credit card, in Asda you

will find a free cash machine to take money because BNP have arrangements

with Barclays in Scotland in each Barclays machine you will be able to take

money for free.

- Post and school material

WHS in a shop in Galashiels

where you will find everything

you need for school; it’s also the

big post office of the town. In

Scotland there is no post office

as in France, the post offices

are always in shop.

- Phones

It’s really easy to have a phone in Scotland; you can buy an old one for

nothing or don’t forget to unlock yours before leave France. For your credit

you have two choices: use your left for Scotland to terminate your line

without paying something because it’s a departure abroad or you can put

your line off for 6 months renewables and you will pay 4 euros per months.

After In Scotland you have different operators, the most known are O2 or

Orange. O2 is cheaper but you will perhaps have some problem of network.

Orange is a little bit more expensive but with no reception problems.

Vodafone is also a good operator as I have heard.

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b. Conveyance

- Bus

The bus to go Edinburgh is the bus X95 or 95 is the fastest one, one hour

and half. The price is 6.50£ simple and 12£ return. You will find this bus at

the bus station 25min from the university. You have another bus stop closer

to the University but you have to be sure that the bus is coming because it

doesn’t stop every time at this bus stop.

You can also book the free shuttle bus at the reception desk but there aren’t

a lot of places.

- Taxi

There is a lot of taxi in Scotland same in Galashiels. The right price from the

university to the center will be 4£ or 1£ each if you travel in a group of 4.

You have to call DIAMOND CABS to have this price also it’s more expensive.

DIAMOND CABS : +44(0)1896 754321

This company also make a price to go to the airport, it’s 55£.

c. Restaurant

For a small town such as Galashiels you will find a lot of restaurant from

different countries: there is an Indian, a Lebanese, a Mexican, a Chinese, a

Scottish and an American restaurant.

Of course you will also find McDonalds, Subway and pizza to take away.

d. Night life

- To have a drink:

There is not a lot of pub in Galashiels but the most famous one is the

Wetherspoon that is a British pub chain. You can eat for 5£ and also have a

drink because the pub is big there is always lots of people. The two days to

go out in Galashiels are Thursdays and Saturdays. The other days nobody

goes out.

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- Go to party!

There is one “place to be” in Galashiels to party at. It’s the Indigo’s room. It’s open

from midnight to 3 a.m. In Scotland it’s like this you can’t find a nightclub open

after 3 a.m. unlike in France. The entrance in Galashiels is free for student and 4£

for the others. Alcohol is really cheaper than in France. You need to always have

your ID with you to enter in bar or nightclub.

- Cinema

Even if Galashiels is a small town

there is a cinema, it’s really

interesting to watch movies in its

original version at the cinema. You

can book your seats on Internet or

directly in the cinema like in

France. At the beginning of the year

you might not understand all the

movies but at the end for popular

movie it became possible for me to

understand everything. The price is

around 5£.

e. Sport

There is a gym center close to the university for only 65£ a year (with your

student card) with access to the all of the machines from 6a.m to 22p.m. you

also have access to all the lessons at the gym center such as: Zumba, Spin,

TRI LBT, Body Combat, Yoga…

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Conclusion

To conclude this report, I hope you have enjoyed reading. This experience

was really amazing for me. I come back with a lot of memories. Despite fears

that I had, everything went well.

At the beginning it’s “Oh my god!” because it’s difficult to understand people

around you but after few weeks everything became easier. You better

understand the different accent; the teachers try to really help you when you

don’t understand. Also at the beginning nobody understand you because

your accent is really bad and you think too much to arrive to say a complete

sentence.

One advice is go to meet people, don’t be shy everybody is here to meet new

people and study in good condition. I meet much people from other country

like Germany, Estonia, Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Ireland, Suede and Norway.

They are easier to understand because they also learn English at school so

they speak an English school.

The only think just to be careful with is the other French, because they are

really helpful when you know nobody and you want to be reassured but if

you spend too much time with French your English will not be very good at

the end of the year.

I meet a lot of magic people during this year, really friendly, always ready to

help the others, a life without stress and with natural people who just like

how and with they live.

This experience helped me with my English oral and written understanding;

personally this experience makes me stronger. I learn how to cope in a

foreign country. I feel better about my future and my capacity of integration.

Finally I would like to really thank Mr. Bartley to push students to this

extraordinary experience and to push me to go and try the Scottish life.