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Live in France
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How to live in France
It made me
worldly
 "Living in France was equal parts just what I was hoping for and not what I expected."
How I did it: The study abroad program at my university. I first went to study in France for 3 1/2 weeks during the summer and enjoyed it so well that I knew I had to go back for longer. (Well, that and I fell in love with a french guy while I was there.) I worked three jobs to save up enough money, applied for ten zillion scholarships (received not many) and am lucky enough to have parents who are willing and able to help me out. I couldn't believe the red tape involved in just a simple student visa, but I got everything worked out. Lessons & tips: Start the visa process as soon as possible. Be aware that you will likely have to go far away to get your visa. I live in Kansas and had to go to Chicago. Study-abroad programs seem to be geared towards the rich, but they're possible even if you're more like me. What helped me the most was having a french boyfriend, his family, and my temporary host family all willing to help me. If at all possible, I recommend getting to some natives. They help. A lot.
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Just to clarrify
2 months ago
I have lived in France, both when I was 9 for four months while my parents took long service leave, and I attended school. I then spent a year abroad as part of my degree in 2006, so I feel this calling based on these events. I want to challenge myself to work in a different language, and live in the country longer term (longer than a year for sure!)
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Untitled
3 months ago
Ok this is something I really want to do. I really want to live in France. I am a dreamer…but at the same time I am not stupid.
I know that its expensive and its not going to be easy to get in the country. I also know that because I am still in school it will be difficult to finish school, pay off my mortgage, pay off my car and go to France at the same time. So… I think what I will do is in the meantime i will try to learn as much french as i can by taking courses at my University. I might go back to Europe once more to do some reserch about how i can live there.
After I finish university…I will have to help my family pay off this house and my car so I will stay in canada for another 5-6 years. Maybe I can even try to find a Job in Quebec that way i can also practise my french there. Then at this time i will be around 35-36. Then I will try to apply for a working visa…by then I will have money, a job, I can speak french, and have good enough credentials that a company would take me in. Hopefully i can work/live in France for a good 2-3 years. In the meantime if i like it there enough I will even move there..and try to immigrate there.
But the only problem is my family…I hate to leave my mom behind. She’s going to be so lonely if I go….but then if i stay I am going to be so miserable.
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La vie en rose
4 months ago
I need to live in France before I die. I love the language, the culture and the romance. I want to find out if it is everything I have dreamed it to be in my head. I want to determine if it is somewhere I could stay for a long time.
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9 months ago
I am thinking about studying abroad in college, but what I really want is to live Hemingway-style, just drinking, writing, going to clubs and drinking coffee at cafes with sunglasses on.
living in france
9 months ago
i have really wanted to live in europe for a few years now. i ended going to sydney australia instead about a year and half ago with a study abroad program for 5 months – HUGE mistake. it was not the experience i was looking for what so ever for a number of reasons but i think mostly it was not the culture i was looking to surround my self with. i came back to the US thinking i would never want to do something like this again. it has been about one year since ive been back and recently i cant seem to stop thinking about how amazing it would be to have a few months in france or barcelona. i feel as though i am just so drawn to it…i love meeting europeans, watching french films, trying to speak spanish, the music, the food, the culture…
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10 months ago
I’ve been doing a lot of reasearch and it looks like there is A LOT of paperwork. Ugh….
