Erasmus in Breda 2014

Our studies in Avans

The main objective of an Erasmus placement is the studies in a foreign school. Here, in Avans, there are several courses that we follow. During three months, we study with first year students and also with second year students from the Environment wing...

How to live together when you are 6 people

We are seven from ESAIP to live in the same residence in breda . We have 3 apartments . There are me in collocation with alexander, raphael and Julien , laeticia and segolene . The kitchen is collective so we eat together every days. It's like an organization,...

Day in Amsterdam

On 6th March, we went to Amsterdam because several French friends came to see us during our holidays, and they wanted to see the capital city of the country. So, in the morning, at 10 a.m., we left Breda with three cars and drove for almost 1 hour until...

Week-end in Brussels

On 22nd February, we went to Brussels for the week-end. There were six of us : Paul, Julien, Raphael, Segolène, Laetitia and me. Raphael's brother has lived in brussels for many years so we had an accommodation there. We arrived at 10 a.m. in Brussels,...

Alcohol in Breda

Here in the Netherlands, there are almost the same drinks, like alcohol, as in our own country. We are young adults, we are students, and we are in an erasmus placement, so we like to party sometimes. The first difference we saw was that there is no strong...

Bikes in Breda

Everybody know around the planet, nowadays, bikes are really important in the Netherlands. We can see this fact in Breda such as everywhere in the country. When we went out of the train station the first day, the first thing I saw was the bikepark. There...

The burglary

During the night, Paul and me were broken into. We sadly forgot to lock our door. While we were sleeping, I heard some noise in the room but i didn't pay attention at the beginning, I just asked to Paul what was he doing, and he answered me that he was...

The weather in the Netherlands

After a few weeks in Breda, we can say that the weather is not very nice. The sky is always gray, we can not see the sun through the thick clouds. So, with this situation and because of the winter, the weather can be really cold. Moreover, it often rains...

First impressions of Breda

After our arrival, we directly went to our appartment in order to take our keys and have a rest. But we letf our things and went out to visit the city with two other students from the ESAIP living in the same building. We have been immediatly surprised...