Social Life (6)

                Being so far away, the social life here is something that I rely on to get me through and distract me from my homesickness.  I have met many new people and gained many new friends while on this trip.  One thing that seems to be a struggle is the fact that we all like to group together and hang out altogether.  We love to go to festivals, out to eat, wonder out around the town together, etc.  Many times we run into the problem of finding enough room for all of us to fit in one place together or all of us being too noisy.  Sometimes we choose to spend a relaxing night together by having a movie night and all cuddling together to watch a streamed movie.  Some other nights, we also enjoy going to one of our favorite clubs, 15 Minut or Belmondo, and enjoying a couple drinks and dancing.  As much as we love spending time with each other, we have also enjoyed meeting new people from different countries as well.  While we are here we are connected with a group on campus called Erasmus.  Erasmus is a student exchange program in Europe.  We have had some events joined with them and have been able to meet other students studying abroad from their homes as well.  Many of us also have Erasmus students as flat mates so we are able to see them on the daily and they come hang with us.  Since countries and towns are so close to each other in Europe many students, including us, spend their weekends traveling to new places so most of the social life goes on during the weekdays.  Mondays and Wednesdays are the main days that people get together to hang out.  This is the opposite of the Kearney.  As much as I miss my friends and family in Kearney, I am glad that I have had the opportunity to meet new people from different towns and countries while on this trip.  Going out and having a social life with friends helps make this time go by faster and also helps create many new memories to add to this overall experience.

A group of us with some of our France friends!

A group of us squeezed into a booth for lunch one day!

A group of us at one of our favorite clubs 15 Minut!