{"id":1883,"date":"2017-09-21T14:18:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T13:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copyright.lboro.ac.uk\/freshers\/?p=1883"},"modified":"2017-09-27T16:59:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T15:59:59","slug":"french-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/freshers\/society-feature\/french-society\/","title":{"rendered":"French Society | Focus Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Marina<\/strong>, the Chair of French Society<\/strong>, tells us her plans for the society this upcoming year. She talks about how their community helps to overcome homesickness and all the activities they organise for society members.<\/p>\n

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What is your society all about?<\/h4>\n

The LSU French Society is a\u00a0society\u00a0which welcomes anyone at Loughborough University that speaks French or wishes to learn French on an immersive level. Our aim is to create a place where French speakers can meet new people whom they share a common language with. Arriving at\u00a0an English\u00a0university while being a stranger can be difficult. But, being part of this society will definitely help!<\/p>\n

What sort of events are put on by the society?<\/h4>\n

This society was recently created, so there is obviously a lot of room for people to bring their\u00a0ideas of events to the society and be a part of something that will last for the years to come.\u00a0But the main idea is to meet up, speak French, drink wine, eat cheese, go out and generally just have fun!<\/p>\n

This year we would like to diverse our socials by having movies nights, typical french food nights (such as raclettes or crepes). We would also like to take part in the sports competition between societies. Additionally, arrange meetings for non-native French speakers so they can talk and improve together.<\/p>\n

Why, when and how did you join?<\/h4>\n

I have joined two years ago, in 2015, when it had just been created.\u00a0There was no French Society when I first got to Loughborough in 2014. I was very excited about the fact that it would be easier for me and all French people\/French-speaking people to meet each other on campus. As I am an International Student\u00a0from France, I have struggled with homesickness. Therefore, I was seeking for people who had a\u00a0common culture as I did.<\/p>\n

I bought the membership online,\u00a0got involved with their events and I have decided to run for Secretary of the committee\u00a0in the following year (2016) and to run for Chair this year (2017).<\/p>\n

What have been some of the society\u2019s memorable events from the past year?<\/h4>\n