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It seems very bizarre that I've only been back in Montpellier for a month. It feels like MUCH longer than that, mostly because when I arrived back I realised how soon all my exams were and how much work I had to do before they started! Oops.

But first, the fun stuff!

A week after I got back to Montpellier, it was Alex's birthday! To celebrate, I lured him away from the house, and we spent a gorgeous sunset on the Montpellier beach that I had missed so much.

Meanwhile Hugo made all the preparations necessary for one of the greatest presents ever eaten: super giant mega burgers!

The celebrations continued the following day, when I decided to ditch my workload and accompany Alex, Lukas and his visiting friend on a road trip to the nearby Gorges du Tarn.

It was absolutely stunning, and no one fell in the river, which was a miracle! Hopefully when exams are over we'll be able to go back and do some canoeing, because the views from the river were incredible.

The next day was yet more celebrating, as I finally got to give Alex his birthday present : a weekend in Sete! Sete is the little port town only an hour or so away from Montpellier, and we'd both been meaning to go all year. It was a pretty windy, but the town was more than pretty enough to make up for it.

We spent a couple of days relaxing, eating crepes and exploring, and managed to end the weekend with a trip round the "panoramies" at the top of the hill, which was my favourite part.

Sadly, aside from that all I've really had time for is work! (Aside from saying a very sad goodbye to Lukas, who has now left us and returned to Germany for the summer.) It's starting to feel like I'm the only Erasmus student in this university who actually has to pass my exams, which is a massive drag. On the up-side, in the last month I've managed to produce a 6500 word dossier (yes, in French), and choose a potential dissertation title for next year, for which I will only have to produce 6000 words! And after my two deadlines and three exams yesterday, plus another exam this morning, I am already half way through! Summer starts in just over a week and I can't wait :D 

Although it already feels like summer has started, seeing as it's been sunny and averaging above 24 degrees for nearly a week now. (Which I'm sure you're all delighted to hear ;) )

Erasmus really does have its benefits!

Sarah

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