La grève continue

Professors are still on strike after a month and a half. And to make things even better, a couple of weeks ago the students decided to show their support and go on strike too! And how do French students go on strike?

By physically barricading the university, of course!

Last Tuesday, hundreds of volunteers piled chairs and desks in front over every single entrance to every single building on campus. That night, to show just how dedicated they are, many students pitched tents and slept in and around the buildings. I couldn't help but laugh at the fact that there was torrential downpour rain that night into the next day...

So here we are, over a week later, and the campus is still blocked with no sign of letting up any time soon.

I find it fascinating at how well organized this strike has been...Look at how neatly they've placed these chairs. Very ironic when you think about how much of a mess the French university system is overall. If only they could be this must effort into providing and caring about a quality education...
But, negative aspects aside, it has been a huge cultural experience and its interesting to be here during something so huge.

C'est la vie francaise!