HEC Paris

Cultural: Sacre Coer, Eiffil Tour!! Night spot: club Mix, every Thursday Erasmus party! Shopping: Gallerie la Fayette, Champs Other cities: Nice, Monte Carlo, Strasbourg, Luxembourg

Well, the housing was really clean, and light, a bit small either. But i like how the space was organized: long desk for studying, wardrobes, some shelves from Ikea, a draw under the bed, a common door for the room and a bathroom. Yeah, by the way, i was luck cause i had private bath room and toilet, as most of the students had to share there bath between 2 people, and had common toilet - 1 in each floor. As i told, i did not like there were no kitchens, and the food in the canteen was not the best, actually =)) We had to eat something typical for French - like "bloody beefs" etc )) haha. And there were many opportunities for doing sport: volleyball, tennis, jogging etc. What is very important for me either. I think it is good the campus is located out of the city, as the weather is much warmer than in St.Petersburg, and living in the city would be too stuffy.

For all the tourists: usually 50% discount for students to buy museum tickets, plus check the schedule: free access on particular days to everyone. For students under 24 or 25: buy a special card => significant discounts for railway tickets. Use to plan your trip by train: http://www.voyages-sncf.com http://www.transilien.com/web/site

Well, i had no problems communication in English, plus i could practice my French a lot =)) But in the beginning it was difficult to understand the accents of the professors, although all the classes were in English. The most complicated for me was to understand the professor from Canada. I had experience of "french english" before, so it did not take long to adapt.

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