Bonjour, je dois partir à Exeter en Angleterre fin Septembre afin d'y étudier pendant un an avec Erasmus. Je commence donc à me préparer à ce voyage et ma préoccupation première est le logement.
J'aimerais donc demander à tous ceux qui auraient des renseignement s'ils veulent bien m'aider.
Voici le type de questions que je me pose:
Combien en moyenne faut prévoir par mois pour le logement pour vivre humblement? Combien faut-il prévoir pour le reste des frais? Est-il mieux de trouver un logement maintenant par internet ou d'attendre d'être directement sur place en Septembre? Comment se loge-t-on en arrivant en Septembre tant qu'on a pas trouvé de logement?
Je remercie beaucoup les gens qui comptent prendre la peine de me répondre
salut,
cela est peut etre trop tard pour te repondre. Mais bon moi aussi j ai fait un an d erasmus a Exeter.
je vivais dans la residence james Owen Court, plus cher que Lafroda mais bcp mieux. On etais 6 a partager la cuisine, on a notre propre salle de bain et on est au centre ville. J avais reserver avant de partir. Tu peux aussi essayer la collocation mais c est plutot pour les anglais.
Si tu pars pour apprendre l anglais le plus important est de ne pas rester avec les francais, je sais cela parait evident mais on se retrouve vite entre francais.
plusieurs d entre nous avait trouver un petit boulot, au Cinema l Odeon ou dans un fish and ship. La vie est chere.
Je pense que cela restera une des meilleures annees de ma vie. Je suis actuellement en tour du monde en velo mais si tu as des questions n hesites pas je te repondrais ( cours, sorties, associations...)
J'ai vu ton post sur "voyage forum" et j'aimerais savoir quelques petites choses...
Alors voilà, , je m'appel Esabel, je suis étudiante en licence finance de marché et j'habite actuellement sur paris.
Je voudrais intégerer la fac d'Exeter en septembre 2010 pour y faire un Msc finance, mais je vais venir m'installer a Exeter en octobre 2009 pour y apprendre l'anglais (je me débrouille en anglais mais je sais qu'actuellement je n'ai pas le niveau requis pour faire un master en angleterre).
J'ai trouvé une famille d'acceuil qui m'heberge pour 125 pounds par semaine (je trouve ca assez chere).
Je vais déja venir le 06 juin et y rester 2 semaines pour tatter le terrain, mais je ne connais personne a Exeter et j'ai peur de m'ennuyer alors j'aimerais rencontrer des gens avec qui je pourrais passer du temps, tu connais bcp de monde? Qu'est ce que tu fais aujourd'hui?...
Sais tu si à la fac d'Exeter (ou meme autre part), il est possible de suivre des cours d'anglais pour 2 semaines ??
Connais tu des adresses moins chere ou je puisse habiter a partir d'octobre 2009? Sachant que j'adore la colocation (j'en ai fais sur paris pendant 3 ans), et que si possible j'aimerais en faire avec des anglais...
SLT euh c pas pr répondre à tes questions mais c pr ten poser!! Moi ossi jvoudré allé en Angleterre pr étudier j'aimerai savoir cmt tu ty est pris???? Qu'est ce qui faut faire?? Est-ce qui faut avoir un niveau particulier?? (c'est pr me vanter mais jsui plutot forte!!😛) Enfin tout ce qui faut faire pour etre accepter la bas!!! MERCI D'AVANCE!!!!
Tu veux venir un an avant ton entree a la Fac? cela me parait enorme.
Tu rentres a la fac en tant que Erasmus? Je pense que si tu as le niveau pour vivre un an, tu peux suivre les cours. Les profs sont sympa et comprehensifs si tu parles pas tres bien.
125 pounds par semaine, c est tout compris? car sinon c est cher. j etais a la residence James owen court, et je payais moins cher.
POur la colloc tu vas vite trouver et je pense que cela sera bcp moins cher.
Tu peux aussi tres facilement trouver un job. Soit dans les fish and chip, ou meme au cinema l Odeon, si cela a pas change.
Je ne connais plus personne sur place, mais y a tellement de erasmus et de jeunes que tu vas une soiree en disco et tu te fais des amis.
la boite des erasmus etait l Arena, pres du cinema.
dans les residences etudiantes; on est presque en colloc, on a chaqu un sa chambre mais on partage le reste de l etage.
Pour les cours d anglais je ne sais pas trop. Le meilleur conseil et NE PAS RESTER avec les francais. Mais pour les cours a la fac, en tant aue erasmus on avait le choix des cours, c est a dire on pouvais prendre des cours de 1ere comme de derniere annee, alors renseignes toi pour savoir si c est vraiment tres dur.
Apres mon annee a Exeter, j ai fait une annee en alterenance en controle de gestion et apres je suis partis faire le tour du monde en velo...et je suis rentree il y a a peine 4 jours. C est encore tout frais.
Je te souhaite plein de courage si tu as d autres questions n hesites pas.
Non, je rentre pas en Erasmus c'est pour ca que je voudrais avoir un bon niveau en anglais pour commencer mon master la ba..
Sinon, je pense pas que ca soit une perte de temps d'y aller 1 an avant, comme ca je trouve un ptit job (meme en dehors d'Exeter, a Londres par exemple) et j'économise pour pouvoir payer mon master à Exeter a la rentré 2010.
Et effectivement je trouve ca chere 125 pounds par semaine meme si les repas sont compris dedans.. Bon je vais faire ma chochotte pour deux semaines, mais bon je vais trouver autre chose quand je vais y aller en octobre. Et j'aimerais effectivement faire de la coloc la ba.
Y'a des amis a moi qui veulent venir aussi, mais j'hésite parce que j'apprendrais pas l'anglais comme ca... Mais en meme temps si on se voit que le soir ca devrait aller non ? Bref je sais pas, mais je suis plus motivée pour y aller toute seule
C'est génial que tu es fais le tour du monde en vélo, faut vrmt etre motivé lol.
C'était bien ? t'as bcp galéré ? lol
Je suis d accord avec toi, dans tout les cas, cela ne sera pas une perte de temps, mais je pense que avec meme un petit niveau on peu y arriver. Je ne parlais pas bien l anglais et j ai reussie a suivre des cours.
Le mieux est que tu en reste pas avec tes ami(e)s francais. en effet cela est plus facil, plus rassurant mais je t assures que tu progresseras bcp moins.
Tu peux facilement trouver un job et en UK, on monte assez vite les echelles de l emploi, au sens ou par exemple tu commence a bosser chez Mac Do et au bout de qq mois tu peux deja etre manager...
Le tour du monde en velo etais une super experience, et si j etais pas partie faire ce voyage, je pense que j aurais chercher a travailler a l etranger.
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