Life lessons from the rock face
May 9th, 2011 | by Vickie Allen | published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture
Vickie Allen tries rock climbing the ‘iron way’ (aka via ferrata) at Alpe d’Huez. She took her camera too. Don’t look down!
MSc in Management Consulting – student survey
May 3rd, 2011 | by Khom Klanman | published in Features
Students in the MSc Management Consulting program at Grenoble Graduate School of Business need your help. Khom Klanman explains.
What is a student to do in Grenoble?
April 7th, 2011 | by Aleigha Page | published in Features, Info & Advice, Life & Culture
In the second part of her blog ‘Footprints in Grenoble’, American student Aleigha Page talks about French mealtime etiquette and her favourite establishments for desserts, coffee and people-watching.
Wing it Productions reveals all (or almost)
March 23rd, 2011 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews, Life & Culture
Grenoble Life talks to Hélène Perrin-Gouron, Vicki Bernard and Katie Coakley – aka Wing It Productions – a new English theatre group for secondary school pupils in and around Grenoble.
Finally legal in France – the OFII experience
March 21st, 2011 | by Maureen Walsh | published in Comment, Features, Info & Advice
US newcomer Maureen Walsh reports on obtaining long-stay and student visas through the ‘Office Français de l’Immigration et de l’Intégration’ for a year in Grenoble.
Upstage presents Arthur Miller’s The Crucible – review
March 17th, 2011 | by Camille Bromley | published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture
Camille Bromley reviews the Upstage production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, running at Ste-Marie-d’en-Bas until Saturday March 19.
Discover the world of wine with Daniel Mathieu at Cavavin
March 1st, 2011 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Work & Study
Grenoble Life talks to entrepreneur-sommelier Daniel Mathieu of Cavavin Grenoble St-Martin d’Hères about wine, setting up his business and tasting sessions in English.
A ski-free getaway in Chartreuse
February 24th, 2011 | by Vickie Allen | published in Comment, Features
Vickie Allen swaps the pistes of Alpe D’Huez for a weekend getaway at the chambre d’hôtes ‘Le Valombré’ in the Chartreuse.
France Etats-Unis – fostering social exchange in Grenoble
February 17th, 2011 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews, Life & Culture
April Buchanan of Association France Etats-Uni talks to Grenoble Life about getting together with the internationally-minded for picnics, museum visits and full-moon “raquette nocturne”.
Footprints in Grenoble – first impressions
February 14th, 2011 | by Aleigha Page | published in Comment, Features, Work & Study
In the first part of her blog ‘Footprints in Grenoble’, American student Aleigha Page shares her first impressions of studying abroad in the Capital of the Alps.