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New life 2.0

Updates, studies, new (new) life to come, love life...

Hi guys!

I know, it's been a while... 

I haven't been working on my blog for about 5 months (I'm really bad at this blogger thing). 

I just wanted to write an article to update you about my life, what's going on, how the transition is going...

If you haven't followed my adventures lately (a few months ago would be more appropriate ---- anyway), I'll do a quick reminder. I graduated from Uni last year. In fact I have a Bachelor in languages applied to international business. I spent my last year in Erasmus, in Cardiff University, which was the craziest year of my life. You can find an article about my Erasmus on my blog, and also about Cardiff (and all the trips I've done in the UK). During this amazing year I chose to prepare, in addition to my work at Uni, some selective exams to transfer from Uni to Business School. I took the Passerelle competitive exam, and some others which were individuals and proper to the schools. My results were good and I was lucky to have the choice. In the end I chose SKEMA Business School, in Paris. 

I am then living in Paris since September 2018 and spent my first semester in here. Paris is freaking amazing, it's the most beautiful city I've ever seen. Even if life is particularly stressful, I am in love with this city and it is so amazing to have the chance to study there. 
 

The transition from University to Business school is a bit weird. To be honest, I have studied in those two institutions for long enough now to give you a proper opinion. At Uni in France, I felt belittled by the institution itself, and by the teachers whom were often quite pessimistic. My bachelor was known for "students whom don't know what they want to do after their high school diploma" and whom "go to University to chill". As for me, I deliberately chose this section because I really wanted to do this. And I've worked my ass off in order to have the chance to study one year abroad and to have a first class honours. In the end, I had them both. I hated this negative mindset as I am a very positive person and I hated those prejudices. This negative point of view does obviously not take into account the wonderful friends I made during this period.

In a Business school, the teachers are all very optimistic about your future. You can hear everyday in class that you will become a great manager, a wonderful entrepreneur or a respected director in a few years. It is amazing how those thoughts gave me back the confidence I lost at Uni. 

My classes are organised in the same way, I still have lectures and tutorials.  I love the topics I study which are diverse but all interesting. I studied this semester marketing, entrepreneurship, leadership, corporate finance, global economic issues, geopolitics, management, and economics. (I'm in Master 1 btw, did I mention it?)

I love what I do, and can't wait to learn more and more. I am not quite sure what will be my specialisation next year, I already have an idea but don't want to talk too much about it, at least before being sure of my choice. 

Next semester I am going to study abroad again, but this time it won't be in Europe... I am going to North Carolina State University, USA. I am honoured to go there and to have the chance to live the American dream. Studying in the US has always been my biggest dream. I am a bit scared for now tbh, and very sad to leave again my family and my boyfriend. But I know it will be an incredible experience for me and... f$!%€ing hell I'm going to realise my dream in a way.

Of course I will take the time to post more on my blog, because I want to share my new adventures, my experience in the USA and the pictures of my trips. I can't wait to be more active and to share it all with you. 

I'll put some pictures of NCSU to let you imagine what my campus will be like in the USA. (I'm not a big fan of the internet pictures but as I haven't been there yet I can't post my own photos -- but i'll do that in a few weeks for sure).

Loads of love xxxx

 

PS: sorry about the absence of a french translation... Honestly I enjoy way more writing in English. 

Lau xx

December 16th, 2018

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