Fellow members, what’s up!
I’ve been reading a lot on this forum and gaining serious knowledge and would like to bring some value with my first data sheet.
QUICK SUMMARY:
Here in Canada we have a government subsided program called EXPLORE. This is a 5-week intensive language-learning course at a chosen university in Quebec. Participant of the program receive a $2,200 bursary from the government and it covers tuition, materials, meals, and accommodation during the program. Basically IT IS FREE. All you need is some cash to go out and for condoms.
Here is briefly how it works:
1)you apply online before February 28th, you must be a student at a uni/college at least one semester within past year. You choose on the application form where you would like to go, which city, which university and when (May-June, June-July, July-August).
2)In April you get a letter saying if you have been admitted or put on waiting list.
3)You pay 225$ registration fees and get to Quebec one day before the program starts. (You only pay the fee when you are accepted into the bursary)
4)Spend fantastic 5 weeks of learning French, meeting people, banging lots of young poosy and just becoming a better person. Plus you get a credit for your school back home.
Participants of the program are 300-400 people(mostly 18-23yo) from other provinces and from different universities. Depending on the city, they also have lots of Americans and Mexicans flying in just for the program.
70% of the participants are creatures with vaginas. Ratio is phenomenal!
You can actually do it in every province of Canada, but for me it doesn’t make sense to go learn French anywhere else but Quebec. And l’accent quebecoise is REALLY sexy(that’s for me, but annoying for most of the people). I love their accent so much that I think I could marry a quebecoise girl even if she is a crocodile, as long as she speaks to me in her accent yummmmy!
DAILY ROUTINE:
You have class everyday from 8am till 1pm, then lunch, then some activities like drama, outdoor activities, trips to other cities, ziplinging, visits of landmarks, sports. Lots of free time afterwards to hangout with people drink and bang. everybody eats in the same cafeteria like in high school or prison.
You can even organize your own activity. I once gathered 20 people and we went rafting in and almost had few 18 year olds drown, scary shit.
LODGING:
The housing is pretty good. You can choose to stay in the residence (recommended for meeting people, partying and sex) or in a some family’s house (boring, no sex (unless you bang family’s cats or fish) but very good for your francais.
STAY IN RESIDENCE!! ALWAYS!
APPLYING:
Application requirements:
1)If you want to get the bursary, you have to be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident.
2)You have to be enrolled full time in a school at least one term during the current school year.
3)If you are not Canadian, or PR or do not attend school, you can always enroll and pay for the program out of your pocket. It is TOTALLY worth the 2 grand. The experience is a bunch of quality lifetime memories. I have no affiliations with the program, but I swear if you don't qualify, you should just pay. You'll have sooo many memories!
You do not need ANY French skills to start the program. But I guarantee you that by the end of the 5-weeks you will speak basic French and even more.
They are pretty strict with forcing you to speak French, so if someone hears you speak English, you get a red card. If you get 3 red cards during the program, you will be expelled and sent back home to your miserable village☺
In my classes, I’ve had classmates of 16yo and also 70+ years old. Mostly it is young people 18-25.
I went three times. First time I was at in school so I applied and got accepted.
Second time I was already out of school, but I forged the documents and got accepted. (Proof of you being a student at a uni/college from your program coordinator with a stamp).
Third time I paid out of the pocket and will do so again any time. So damn worth it.
My first year I chose Trois-Riveres:
Second year I went to Quebec City:
Last time I chose Chcoutimi:
Places you should apply, based on my/others experience:
1)University du Quebec a Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi (4.5 hour drive from Montreal)
2)Universite du Quebec a Trois-Riveres, Trois-Riveres(1,5 hour drive from Montreal)
3)Universite Laval, Quebec City (2.5 hours drive from Montreal)
Chicoutimi and Trois-Riveres is the best places because it is small towns and all the students in the program tend to hang out together within the territory of the university campus, where in Quebec City everyone splits up and leaves campus and goes outside so there is less intimacy between the students. That’s how I felt. I heard it is the same in Montreal, so I wouldn't go.
In Quebec City you will meet 30 people closely, in Chicoutimi and Trois-Riveres you ill meet EVERYONE out of 300-400 students.
I have not been to other cities on the program, but my next one is in Sherbrook, should be as much fun cause it is a small town also.
Just google MyExplore and you will find more info.
Make sure to apply before February 28th, it is a deadline every year.
I am not sharing about the pubs/bars/clubs in those cities where I’ve done the program since it’s been few years and things/names have changed.
Let me know if you have questions and I will respond.
I hope someone will take this on and has the best time of his life!
I’ve been reading a lot on this forum and gaining serious knowledge and would like to bring some value with my first data sheet.
QUICK SUMMARY:
Here in Canada we have a government subsided program called EXPLORE. This is a 5-week intensive language-learning course at a chosen university in Quebec. Participant of the program receive a $2,200 bursary from the government and it covers tuition, materials, meals, and accommodation during the program. Basically IT IS FREE. All you need is some cash to go out and for condoms.
Here is briefly how it works:
1)you apply online before February 28th, you must be a student at a uni/college at least one semester within past year. You choose on the application form where you would like to go, which city, which university and when (May-June, June-July, July-August).
2)In April you get a letter saying if you have been admitted or put on waiting list.
3)You pay 225$ registration fees and get to Quebec one day before the program starts. (You only pay the fee when you are accepted into the bursary)
4)Spend fantastic 5 weeks of learning French, meeting people, banging lots of young poosy and just becoming a better person. Plus you get a credit for your school back home.
Participants of the program are 300-400 people(mostly 18-23yo) from other provinces and from different universities. Depending on the city, they also have lots of Americans and Mexicans flying in just for the program.
70% of the participants are creatures with vaginas. Ratio is phenomenal!
You can actually do it in every province of Canada, but for me it doesn’t make sense to go learn French anywhere else but Quebec. And l’accent quebecoise is REALLY sexy(that’s for me, but annoying for most of the people). I love their accent so much that I think I could marry a quebecoise girl even if she is a crocodile, as long as she speaks to me in her accent yummmmy!
DAILY ROUTINE:
You have class everyday from 8am till 1pm, then lunch, then some activities like drama, outdoor activities, trips to other cities, ziplinging, visits of landmarks, sports. Lots of free time afterwards to hangout with people drink and bang. everybody eats in the same cafeteria like in high school or prison.
You can even organize your own activity. I once gathered 20 people and we went rafting in and almost had few 18 year olds drown, scary shit.
LODGING:
The housing is pretty good. You can choose to stay in the residence (recommended for meeting people, partying and sex) or in a some family’s house (boring, no sex (unless you bang family’s cats or fish) but very good for your francais.
STAY IN RESIDENCE!! ALWAYS!
APPLYING:
Application requirements:
1)If you want to get the bursary, you have to be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident.
2)You have to be enrolled full time in a school at least one term during the current school year.
3)If you are not Canadian, or PR or do not attend school, you can always enroll and pay for the program out of your pocket. It is TOTALLY worth the 2 grand. The experience is a bunch of quality lifetime memories. I have no affiliations with the program, but I swear if you don't qualify, you should just pay. You'll have sooo many memories!
You do not need ANY French skills to start the program. But I guarantee you that by the end of the 5-weeks you will speak basic French and even more.
They are pretty strict with forcing you to speak French, so if someone hears you speak English, you get a red card. If you get 3 red cards during the program, you will be expelled and sent back home to your miserable village☺
In my classes, I’ve had classmates of 16yo and also 70+ years old. Mostly it is young people 18-25.
I went three times. First time I was at in school so I applied and got accepted.
Second time I was already out of school, but I forged the documents and got accepted. (Proof of you being a student at a uni/college from your program coordinator with a stamp).
Third time I paid out of the pocket and will do so again any time. So damn worth it.
My first year I chose Trois-Riveres:
Second year I went to Quebec City:
Last time I chose Chcoutimi:
Places you should apply, based on my/others experience:
1)University du Quebec a Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi (4.5 hour drive from Montreal)
2)Universite du Quebec a Trois-Riveres, Trois-Riveres(1,5 hour drive from Montreal)
3)Universite Laval, Quebec City (2.5 hours drive from Montreal)
Chicoutimi and Trois-Riveres is the best places because it is small towns and all the students in the program tend to hang out together within the territory of the university campus, where in Quebec City everyone splits up and leaves campus and goes outside so there is less intimacy between the students. That’s how I felt. I heard it is the same in Montreal, so I wouldn't go.
In Quebec City you will meet 30 people closely, in Chicoutimi and Trois-Riveres you ill meet EVERYONE out of 300-400 students.
I have not been to other cities on the program, but my next one is in Sherbrook, should be as much fun cause it is a small town also.
Just google MyExplore and you will find more info.
Make sure to apply before February 28th, it is a deadline every year.
I am not sharing about the pubs/bars/clubs in those cities where I’ve done the program since it’s been few years and things/names have changed.
Let me know if you have questions and I will respond.
I hope someone will take this on and has the best time of his life!
Normalcy Is The Rat Race, A Modern-Day Slavery.