geopolitics

Par maryse montigné

Because Canada is a huge and diverse country, I decided in this article to consider Newfoundland as the region studied and the rest of Canada as the exterior of the region. Presentation of the country’s government The government manages the executive...

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cell-phones

Par maryse montigné

I’m going to talk a bit about cell phones. Mobiles phones working in Canada are those with four stripes. But, we guess that some companies prefer us to buy a phone at their store because most of the phones of the exchange students seemed not to work whereas...

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free subject: screech-in ceremony

Par maryse montigné

As I heard many people advising me to do the screech-in : I decided to become a Newfoundlander one Thursday night. Let me explain: in Newfoundland, we can “become a Newfoundlander” by doing the screech-in ceremony. This ceremony is a way of welcoming...

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hockey game!

Par maryse montigné

Yesterday, we went to a hockey game! I really recommend you to go there: it is a real experience! It was the ice-cap (Newfoundland hockey players) against a group from the American city Springfield. So a girl sang the two hymns. Then, the game began....

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It is snowing today! And no, it is not a joke for 1st April!

Par maryse montigné

I arrived on January 10th and will leave on April 16th. i have seen snow during all my stay. Before my arrival, there has been a huge snow storm and I witnessed some little ones during my stay. Even if, as for Newfoundlanders, this winter is exceptionnaly...

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ADVERTISEMENT

Par maryse montigné

In this ad, the girl’s car is compared to her dog. She grows in her life accompanied by her dog but we see the car at some moment in this video and at the end, the final sentence presenting the car is “a best friend for life’s journey”. · The object of...

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Social rituals

Par maryse montigné

I am going to talk about the celebrations in Canada and more specifically about Valentine’s Day which they celebrate differently than us. I have already been in United States so I would be able to say that in general, in North America, events are more...

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Préparation for departure

Par maryse montigné

I knew I was going to St John’s in Canada two months ago. I began by taking my plane tickets because prices were quickly increasing. I founded on Air France a round-trip at 750€ thanks to the price for youth. Caution! Take the right destination: St John’s...

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University profile

Par maryse montigné

I arrived in Memorial University (Mun) two weeks ago! Mun is an aged university since it has been created in 1925, in memory of the dead soldiers during First World War. It’s a big campus with many facilities. Here is the website where you can see the...

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