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Catherine L
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Best nightlife: Ayers Rock, Sevilla Cafe, St. James Pub, L'Addresse, The Loft, The First, Ninkasi, Wallace, Comptoir de la Bourse
Best Cafes: Cafe de la Ficelle, Le Republique, Friendly Cafe, The Travel Bookstore Cafe, Cafe de la Cathedrale, Cafe Bellecour, Cafe Bossan
Events: Festival of Lights, Summer parties on the Quai, Soccer matches, Concerts, The Christmas market in December
Best Spots to hang out: Parc de la Tete D'or on a beautiful day; Rue de la Republique
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I found a perfect apartment in the sixième arrondissement with 2 French students and 1 other American student. I very much enjoyed that apartment, and got along well with my housemates.
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Personal comments
Housing wasn't provided by the university, so we had to find our own apartments. The search was troublesome at first because of the language barrier, but in the end, I found a great place.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Buying cell phone credit was expensive (about 100 euros a 1 1/2 months); I experienced more of the nightlife than I do at home; being in Europe, I traveled more.
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Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Perhaps invest in a cell phone plan instead of buying mobicartes for phone credit. Otherwise, any cost-saving tips you apply at home would suffice in France.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Some of the courses don't have a separate discussion section where students dive deeper into the material so as a foreign student, lectures were a bit hard to understand.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Most of the courses I took had one final grade, and as a foreign student, it is hard to have a grade based solely on one final exam.
Also, it can be hard to make friends in class because all French students take the same classes in their major and form friendships beginning in their first year of university.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
No. I loved every moment of it and wish I could go back!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The university was reasonable. The problem is that it went on a 2 month long strike at one point during my stay which affected my classes and my grades.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Loved it! If you go ready to experience something new, and open to new things, you will enjoy yourself.
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My understanding of the French language was fluent before I studied in Lyon, but my speaking skills were not as good. I think that I really improved my speaking skills by being able to interact with students, and by being forced to speak with others in my day-to-day activities.
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