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Erasmus was the best year of my life. I got to study/live among French students & many from around Europe. The French speaking-skills I developed that year MADE my early career.
The government's decision not to commit to keeping it is unforgivable.
PS: NO TUITION FEES IN FRANCE!
My Erasmus year was part of my Law with French Law degree.
Birmingham-Plymouth🚂 £35
Plymouth-Roscoff⛴️£50
Roscoff-Brest🚍€6

My uni classmates who studied Law with American Law:
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My year post-uni:
▪️ French-speaking customer services in a hotel in the French alps
▪️ French-speaking credit-controller for a roofing company in Worcester
▪️ UN Volunteer translator
All made possible by skills I got on Erasmus. Our government is stealing that from future Brits:
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