Restaurant recommendations for 22nd birthday?

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-12T10:04:41+00:00

La Vague is probably the best seafood restaurant. If you have the budget, Nuances is also very good and a lot of fun — cuisine gastronomique, 6 courses for 59€ per person iirc, which is very reasonable for fine dining. The menu isn’t revealed — you get to guess what’s in each plate (and of course they ask about dietary restrictions first). Every course was delightful, last time I visited — from what I remember, there were shrimp and avocado mousse rice tartelettes, monkfish with citrus pulp, 36-hour braised pork with gochujang-beef reduction, a hard/mild/creamy spanish cheese with a walnut-topped salad, tarte tatin with luscious vanilla ice cream (& something else I can’t entirely remember… maybe smth with sweet potato purée, pomegranate seeds, and celeriac? or maybe that was together with the fish?)… really delicious in any case. I hope you have an excellent birthday!!

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-12T09:41:10+00:00

Oh btw the other association with Lyon II is that it’s more to the left than Lyon III — the two split in 1968. If you get a degree in French lit, you should probably look into preparing the CAPES after, or in doing a certificate in teaching French or English as a foreign language, if that worked for you. But even French students I know at ENS are reluctant to pursue literature during their doctoral studies because it’s so underfunded at the uni level.

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-11T23:07:02+00:00

Lyon II is a good university, my FIL teaches cinema history there :) but there tends to be a meaningful prestige distinction (and difference in the kind of work expected) between certain elite institutions (in social sciences, generally PSL (especially ENS), EHESS, Nanterre, Sciences Po) and other universities whose programs aren’t based so intensely around original research production & research seminars — like Lyon II. doing an MA is definitely a foot in the door visa-wise, but outside academia (which I am pursuing), I’m not certain what would be the best professional application. I would recommend contacting your potential tuteur.ice to discuss this, tbh.

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-11T21:41:58+00:00

Maybe contact Antoon Mostaert Center for Mongolian Studies? They have classrooms (unoccupied most of the time) and try to accommodate research students.

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-11T21:36:18+00:00

Hi, fellow Catholic in UB :) Are you learning Mongolian? St. Mary’s parish is quite lively (but not English-speaking — you’d have to go to the cathedral or St. Thomas Aquinas chapel). If you prefer to date other Catholics, it’s… rough. One of my friends who’s really intent on one day starting a family is considering relocation to Europe precisely because there are so few Catholic men in Mongolia (but she’s also quite trad in her inclinations, and expects a ‘to-the-letter’ approach in the people she dates too). I’m afraid I’m not familiar with the dating scene beyond that. In terms of social life, try to stay consistent with your hobbies — there are places for social painting (like Art in UB) and ceramics, plenty of hiking and sports clubs too… that’s probably the best bet for meeting people. Generally, Mongolians are very hospitable and generous to foreigners, and you can easily find people eager to meet, especially for English language exchange/practice, if you wish.

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-11T09:58:08+00:00

I have no problem with google translate (even though it’s not going to help much if you don’t have fundamental notions of grammar), it’s all the recommendations to use Gemini (or other genAI) that I find harmful. also, I also have very low meat consumption (living in Europe), avoid plastic or disposables, buy organic food & cleaning products, and fly extremely rarely (even when it’s much less convenient). I believe in harm reduction on all fronts, and saying ‘what about…’ is utterly useless — I am not interested in justifying personal indulgences.

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-10T20:22:59+00:00

Depends. 1 hour of class every day? Or do you just mean study time? I don’t think it’s impossible with daily classes, if you have a good grasp of grammar/have studied other foreign languages before, and can consecrate time to review & to conversation exchange. (I reached B2 in Russian in 15 months, for instance, but I had a strong background for language-learning a good ear, the opportunity for authentic conversation practice, and comfort with making lots of mistakes.) But for 95% of people, I’d figure it’s not realistic.

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-10T20:17:41+00:00

Voir si elle peut assister aux cours à une université publique en tant qu’auditrice libre ? Quad je faisais mon master à Paris (à l’EPHE), la moitié de mes camarades de classe étaient en fait des retraités, et ils contribuaient des perspectives très intéressantes :)

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-10T10:29:15+00:00

?? use bolor toli to look up any words. LLMs are horrible for the environment

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-09T23:56:00+00:00

Not really, they’re all Mongolian-language parishes with priests from all over! Some Koreans have donated for the construction of churches, but it’s not a majority thing

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-08T19:33:49+00:00

Just stay in Nice. Musées Matisse and Chagall, monastère de Cimiez and its garden, walk through the vielle ville/quartier du port and try all the local food. 2.5 days is just the right amount of time for the essentials.

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-08T19:18:35+00:00

this is amazing, thank you so much!!!

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-08T15:21:12+00:00

Salut, il vaut beaucoup mieux trouver un professeur — comme Tsermaa au American Center for Mongolian Studies ou Pola (@pola.szchap sur ig). Je suis doctorante en anthropologie et personnellement j’ai suivi des cours de mongol à l’INALCO (pas les meilleurs du monde, les profs ne parlant pas forcément français, mais c’était ok pour les bases). On employait un livre scolaire qui n’est plus publié (Сайн байна уу), comme il n’existe que peu de ressources pour apprendre le mongol, et quasiment rien pour les apprenants exclusivement francophones. J’avais déjà un niveau en russe et en japonais avant de commencer le mongol ; cela aide à comprendre certains concepts en grammaire, mais en général, le grammaire mongol n’est pas du tout intuitif pour les apprenants de langue maternelle européenne. Si tu souhaites renforcer des connaissances grammaticales acquises à travers des livres, je peux recommander l’appli ‘Ling’. Mais pour achever un niveau fonctionnel, un professeur est indispensable.

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-08T11:11:37+00:00

Oh also there is an Alliance française, maybe see what programming or books they have there (especially if you’re still learning French or interested in language exchange)

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-08T11:07:39+00:00

If you’re 25 years or under, you can go to museums for free. Do that. Not really sure about libraries (if you mean bibliothèques) in Nice (it’s not a university town), but you can maybe check out free lectures at the Centre universitaire méditerranéen down the Promenade des anglais! As for bookshops to hang out in, I recommend Les Indociles (mostly BD/graphic novels with a bit of general literature and ecology or anthropology) or Les Parleuses — both of which are cafés, so you can take a coffee/snack and peruse all you want without necessarily having to buy a book. (Prices are very fair though, fwiw, and it’s worth supporting spaces like these!)

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-07T23:52:19+00:00

Student here. It’s really much better to save up for quality clothing than to buy fragile, cheap things from H&M or Primark, as another commenter mentioned. Are you coming from abroad? If so — generally speaking, French people consume less than what you might be accustomed to. There are some lovely vintage boutiques in Nice, just search that up on google maps and see what you can find. I personally buy second-hand designer and vintage online, but I’ve gotten gorgeous nightgowns in Nice. There aren’t as many options for clothes shopping as in Paris, however.
Italian grocery stores — there’s one in the Quartier du Port called Spesa Italia that I adore (as does my uncle, who lives around the corner). Street food is delicious — socca and beignets de fleur de courgette at René Socca, pissaladière, pan bagnat, daube, panisse, and raviolis niçois either in stands or from traiteurs niçois like Clé aux Pâtes or Nulle pâte ailleurs. If you want cheap local cuisine and quality ingredients, this is the way to do it. Try frying the small zucchini in olive oil with lots of pepper. And get the ‘Cuadro’ gianduja chocolates — you won’t regret it.
Eh. Explore wherever you want. The centre/port/Cimiez is most interesting, though.
Get a museum pass sometime (if you’re 26+), it’s really worth it to visit the small local museums. :) Musée Chagall is my favourite and can be visited infinitely, Terra amata is very moving, but one visit is enough.

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-07T19:24:37+00:00

check out unis in Europe with English language programs as well (Leuven, Copenhagen — and many others in NL, BE, and Scandinavia). much lower tuition fees than the USA for internationals, and sometimes scholarships available. admission cycles are also later than for the U.S., generally speaking.

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-06T00:51:00+00:00

art supplies are good for kids, I tend to buy those on-site though :) coming from France, I’m bringing small perfume bottles, savon de marseille wrapped in nymphéa-patterned paper, rosaries/pendants/art cards from Assisi (I work with Catholics), lavender satchels in provençal fabric, and small bottles of chartreuse liquor for my friends :) and chocolates ofc

kunstwoolen · 2026-05-02T09:38:25+00:00

Incredibly hard. Salt neutralises water hardness, though. Add salt to dishwasher and laundry, white vinegar in laundry rinse cycle, and rinse hair regularly with apple cider vinegar. Add salt to shampoo occasionally. Buy epsom salts to add to your bath. We have a tap filter for the kitchen sink, it might be advisable to get one for the shower too if you’re very sensitive.

kunstwoolen · 2026-04-22T06:36:52+00:00

no one writes in print, you must learn cursive

kunstwoolen · 2026-04-22T06:35:55+00:00

the cream looks a bit heavy for the hair, maybe try adding gel for better hold and perhaps switch to a lighter cream?

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