tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526405.post110788172531874243..comments2023-06-25T06:52:33.848-07:00Comments on Going to Uni (again)...: Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05101668124878922584noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526405.post-1111259794067069952005-03-19T11:16:00.001-08:002005-03-19T11:16:00.001-08:00Yah, I think that I'll end up giving the presentat...Yah, I think that I'll end up giving the presentation. I don't know how long they're looking for. I should check into that this afternoon.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101668124878922584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526405.post-1111259788822413292005-03-19T11:16:00.000-08:002005-03-19T11:16:00.000-08:00Hey Stephen, it's been a while since I've read you...Hey Stephen, it's been a while since I've read your blog...but this sounds like a bit of a predicament. My experience there was very good, and I think I learned an awful lot from the things that weren't. Maybe you could focus on that aspect of things if you need a positive spin?<BR/><BR/>Erm, you know, like how much you learned from being harassed by the police...<BR/><BR/>I don't know. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526405.post-1111259756342652122005-03-19T11:15:00.004-08:002005-03-19T11:15:00.004-08:00Where were u stationed in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais? ...Where were u stationed in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais? Lycée, Collège, Primaire?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101668124878922584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526405.post-1111259749601330512005-03-19T11:15:00.003-08:002005-03-19T11:15:00.003-08:00Incidentally, I quit the program within the first ...Incidentally, I quit the program within the first month, right after they informed me of the money situation...(or lack of money, i should say) I was mad at AC Lille for a long long time--still am, but sounds like i'm not as mad as you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526405.post-1111259741712908382005-03-19T11:15:00.002-08:002005-03-19T11:15:00.002-08:00Well, from what I'm hearing from you, don't do the...Well, from what I'm hearing from you, don't do the presentation because it seems that your thoughts on the program are almost 100% negative. I don't see any optimism in your words at all. Just remember that honesty is the key.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526405.post-1111259733487242292005-03-19T11:15:00.001-08:002005-03-19T11:15:00.001-08:00I wasn't planning on trying to convince people not...I wasn't planning on trying to convince people not to go, since I know that's not why they want me to present.<BR/>But, most of the assistants I knew in the North didn't like it that much (I personally knew 2 who quit before the end of the 7 months). Another friend did a semester in France, and loved it. Then, after working as an assistant, never wants to go to France again in her life. Not to mention the number of people who got depressed, and didn't say anything until the last two weeks (I know several who lived in the building across the street from where I lived in Lille).<BR/>I don't know.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101668124878922584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526405.post-1111259726612840112005-03-19T11:15:00.000-08:002005-03-19T11:15:00.000-08:00You have to be honest with these people, but at th...You have to be honest with these people, but at the same time, you must not try to "convince" or "persuade" these people to not try the program. My advice would be to counter every negative comment with a positive comment, stressing the fact that you had friends in Lille who, unlike you, did have a great time, and that one's happiness is all relative to the individual. Be tactful, but always be honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com