Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)

Keep up with the student parties organized by the different schools in the clubs of Grenoble. There is always some party to go to. Also, the nightlife of Grenoble is really lady-friendly, offering from wednesday till sunday free entrances and drinks (all night long) to the ladies. For example in L'orus and K'Doc. Across L'orus, hidden above the cinema, there is also a nice restaurant/lounge bar to begin the evening calmly. In the streets leading from Place Notre Dame, there are also nice cocktail and lounge bars.

At first it was shocking to see how few people really spoke english, all the communication was in french. Although, my choice for France, was partly to learn french, it seemed quite difficult in the beginning, especially in the lectures and administrative situations. However, when you're surrounded by only french speaking people, it is only naturally to pick up the language after a while. The effort didn't seem that great at the end, compared to the great amount one can learn in a short period.