Studying abroad is a life journey with both challenges and interesting experiences.

I miss the sunshine of Aix-en-provence, miss the Cours Mirabeau, and I miss the AMU.
Living and study here is happy and full of surprises. From an English major to a law student, I need the courage to take risks and challenges. Although I have also minored in legal expertise, interdisciplinary learning will still make me feel strange and troubled at first. Learning EU commercial law in English is a new experience for me. The leap from an English student to a law major is like getting lost in the sea, but I regard it as an adventure and constantly challenge to explore new fields. To face difficulties head-on, I need to be diligent in asking teachers for advice, and to be good at communicating with classmates. As time goes, I gradually felt quite interesting of the process of checking cases and doing cases analysis. And gradually, I adapted to the French education model. Turn on the all-English learning mode and superimpose the French living environment. In life, either with the help of translation software or a mixture of English and French to solve practical problems. Fortunately, the French people around are very friendly, and the teachers and classmates of the college can also communicate in English. There are basically no communication barriers in daily life. AMU have also thoughtfully opened free French classes for international students, so that I can seize the opportunity to learn French. AMU also often holds international student activities, and I had actively participated in them. In the process of chatting and making friends with local people in English or French, I can truly feel French culture, truly experience the collision of different cultures and ideas, and also make my life more diverse, and feel the colorful world outside the classroom more deeply. Studying abroad is a life journey with both challenges and interesting experiences. Embracing difficulties and enjoying every moment is also a rare and precious growth experience. I believe that setbacks are part of self-growth. Brave persistence and continuous challenges are the most important cornerstones on my way to study abroad. To face challenges of language, culture and discipline, I always maintain love and face difficulties. Because I believe that the starlight is not up to the passers-by. This choice made at the turning point of my life is a combination of rationality and sensibility, which not only satisfies my yearning for a better study abroad life, but also helps me take a step closer to my dream international career path. I hope to contribute to your dreams through my experience sharing.

Wish you all the best in the future !

Pingting YANG from China - 2023/2024