Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? Many flats are available in City Centre. On Campus accomodation is out of town and public transport stops running quite early. Rented accomodation allows more independence and the cost is about the same.

Personal comments:
Univesity accomodation is quite far from city centre. Cost wise it is cheaper but the difference isn't great! Some flats they offer are in a relatively dangerous area - a friend of mine got mugged by his flat

Describe host city: Student life dominates the city

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
CAfe Notre Dame...I was the manager Couche Tard Pub -great place v. international, I worked there London Pub- Also good for a laugh Vieux Manoir(Club)- You'll end up there most nights Vertigo (Club)- expensive Shithole in the city centre! The bigger clubs are out of town! I recommend La Choue (for the experience) Don't miss the arrival of the Nouveau Beaujolais! Great trip offered into the region with an all night drinking spree!

Course recommendations:
I think it is important to be informed in the beginning how the evaluation is going to work.Several times, the teachers are not really sensitive to the fact that erasmus are not native students.

Personal comments:
The french evaluation is really specific.Usually,most courses request a written essay where students need to explain the issues learnt in class. For exchange students this task is not easy at all. i think sometimes tje teachers should be more compreeensive about this and provide another type of exam for the exchange students.

Language of instruction: French

Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Student accomodation is dirt cheap but not luxurious. Drink in supermarkets is dirt cheap but in the pubs and niteclubs it is a rip off. Cook for yourself cos i never did at first until i realised it would be way cheaper to.

Nightlife: was more expensive than at home.

Food, Travel, Overall: was the same price as at home.

Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
Left at quite an easy academic semester in home university. Remeber to talk to years ahead. Did not eventually effect my overall final degree.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!