Saturday 24th of June 2006. Hum, my placement has finally ended yesterday.After 2 horrible weeks typing my thesis while the two only weeks of summer weather were outside, I am almost released from my university duties. The paper was sent Thursday, and I still have an oral presentation left the 4th of July.I would have so much more to tell, about ho

As I mentioned before, Manchester is really cosmopolitan and a lot of different ethnic communities live together here. Why don't people notice me in Manchester? Probably because there are a lot of Chinese all around. To illustrate that, I have some pictures for you. The arch is located in the city center [the Chinese library is a 30m² room located

Chott El Jerid, Tunisia15 Jul 2006 - Dawn Chott El Jerid is the biggest lake in Tunisia. Each year, the lake goes dry, and what you can see is actually salt.

The "How to be British" saga stereotypes is going on... Read Act I. Living among English people Act II “You can tell I’m British because… I never refuse a drink” As you may know there are many many pubs and bars around the city. Drinking is a way of life for most of the people here. °_° It is never too early… The other day I saw a guy w

As I am still really lazy to write (especially that I have been at home for a long time) I am thinking about publishing a picture at least every week. It will be anything since last summer, a landscape, a locals' habbit... I hope you will enjoy it!

St Sava Church, Belgrad - Serbia and Montenegro18 Aug 2005 Although still under construction, this church is the biggest Slav Orthodox and the third largest Orthodox church in Europe; It represents one of the most outstanding landmarks of Belgrad. [more]

Hey there! Here I come with a little of news. I am currently writing from Grenoble, my native area. Surprising isn’t it? In my last newsletter I was in Manchester in England where I was doing my thesis in a packaging factory. Living among the English is a really interesting experience, let’s say that Britain is definitely not a place where I wo

What could I say about English houses I have seen so far? Architecture is part of the culture as well as a "house's features"... some features can be really surprising ;) ### From the outside they all look alike :)Manchester has many houses with red bricks.Usually, there are blocks of house all glued to each other built according to the same organi

What is the relation between St George and Football? Ask an Englishman, and he will tell you that both are symbols of England... =||= St George Do you know St George? I didn't. May be you know the Cross of St George, the national flag of England better: (Not the Union Jack flag, the flag of the United Kingdom; only the government and foreigners use

Have you seen/heard about/watched "Big Brother" (or "Loft Story" for the French)? Living in England is like living in such a house to a certain extent. But are you sure you are safe at home? [O] "Security" Cameras If ever you travel to any big cities of England, you will understand the feeling of being watch most of the day. Let's start with a coll