First off, this is a really cool post on Come and See the Universe. It's a travel blog done by two 19 year old girls. One, Wordy, is a writer and the other, Dreamsweat, is a photographer. I'm not sure what I think of Wordy's writing yet, but I really like the photos.
So, I've decided that instead of posting stuff on obtaining student visas for France (sorry Thorn Tree visitors), I'd talk a little bit more about Georgia Tech Lorraine. There's all the basic stuff I said yesterday: It's a GT campus, where I'm taking 2 computer science and 2 humanities courses. It's a pretty unusual place, as far as I can tell, because it's a fully operational Georgia Tech campus. They're always very consistent to mention that it's not a different school than Georgia Tech Atlanta. Effectively, the difference is that there are GT-Atlanta faculty on rotation in Metz, so all the courses are compliant with all the Engineering school's requirements, and most importantly, taught in English.
It's in Metz, in the Lorraine region of France. It borders Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. Being stuck in the middle, it became a really important region, and Metz is the capital of it. Apparently, the languages in the area became so muddled that it was "sometimes not even mutually intelligible with either French or German", says Wikipedia. The official French dialect is lorrain and the Germanic dialect that still exists in the remote parts is francique. Apparently it's also a region of lots of breweries!
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There's definitely all the typical college campus stuff. There's a 24/7 computer lab, mini technical library, and an all hours building. The dorm that we're all staying at is within 20 minutes by walking. Around town is CORA, which is essentially a Super Walmart. Around the corner is a little cafeteria for our lunches.
So I know that this is a really half baked post, but it's late for me and I've got to get up early. I promise I'll edit this one tomorrow.
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