Evian-les-bains, a small town on the French/Swiss border, on the shore of le lac Léman, found in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, known for its natural spring water. I wake up at nine, grab my bag (packed the day before) with my wallet, passport, headphones, and a book. Travelling from Lausanne, the ferry departs from the lakeside, known as Lausanne-Ouchy, […]
12th of March. I have always had this striking suspicion that I wasn’t born on my birthday. Maybe I tricked everyone into believing I was, even my own parents. Whatever the case, every year it comes along I smile and thank my family and friends for their gifts and wishes, but deep in my heart, I feel like a fraud. […]
Originally published on https://uosstudyingabroad.wordpress.com/ By the shore of ‘Le lac Léman’, also known as the Geneva Lake, L’Université de Lausanne was founded in 1537. It was initially a school of protestant theology to train pastors for their future roles in the church. It was then turned into a university in 1890, now the country’s second oldest. The few academic differences […]
Autumn I drop my shoes on the floor, they echo through the room. I bend down to put them on, and notice the left one’s laces are shredded. Boots it is. I put them away, and repeat this process for the next few months. Summer I don’t wear flip-flops, they hurt. But today, I did. Someone calls my name and […]