I often find the question of how you have grown during an experience a quite difficult question to answer. I feel like it is something that happens gradually or goes below the radar. I do not think that it is easy to identify ways you have grown without facing a challenge or a moment where…
Tag: France
Au Revoir to Reims
As I say goodbye to Reims, I carry with me a treasure trove of memories and experiences. My time at NEOMA Business School has been nothing short of transformative. The school’s international environment, with students coming from all corners of the globe, has enriched my perspective and broadened my understanding of the world. The French…
Merci et Au Revoir!
This is my last blog of the semester and one post can’t even begin to sum up everything I’ve learned and gotten to experience. Personally, I’ve learned and implemented four main things/tips that may seem simple, but have completely changed my experience and influenced my growth. Academically and professionally, I’ve learned valuable lessons on how…
Letter to my pre-departure self
Letter to my pre-departure self, It’s going to be alright. All of your hard work planning and stressing about visas, paperwork, and deadlines will be worth it. You’ll meet people who will change your life and learn things about yourself that you wouldn’t have imagined. You made the right decision in picking an exchange program…
A Letter to My Past Self
Dear Pre-Departure Gwen, I understand the stress you’re feeling about going abroad and leaving almost everything you know behind, but trust me, it’ll all work out in the end. It is going to be such a rewarding experience filled with personal growth. As you’ve traveled and connected with people from various backgrounds, you’ve undoubtedly become…
Skills I’ve Learned in Reims, France
Hello! My name is Ben, and I’m a junior finance and global management major currently studying abroad in Reims, France, at NEOMA Business School. Living and studying on a different continent requires a lot of adaptability and the ability to learn quickly. Soft skills have been essential as I’ve interacted with people from around the…
Benefiting Beyond Borders
With less than 2 months left in my program, I am realizing just how much both my soft and hard skills have developed throughout my time here. The soft skill I feel I have developed the most here has been teamwork – both inside the classroom and outside. Being a business major, group work is…
Adapting to the French Way of Life
My name is Ben Briggs, and I’m currently participating in an exchange program at NEOMA Business School in Reims, France. Studying in a French business school has opened my eyes to many cultural and social differences between France and the US. The first significant difference I noticed arose when doing the administrative work before getting…
Fitting into France
Having been here for a little over a month now, I think I have adjusted to most of the things I was having trouble with in the beginning of this experience. However, there are a couple things that have still been challenging. The first being the food culture (grocery stores). Growing up, my parents made…
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