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Living, Studying, and Working in France: Everything You Need To Know To Fulfill Your Dreams of Living Abroad

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By: Saskia Reilly and Lorin David Kalisky

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The essential book on how to make a life in France.

More than 90,000 Americans live abroad in France, making it home to one of the largest expatriate communities in the world. This is a savvy and insightful book full of hard-earned advice on how to make the most of your experience in France.

Following in the footsteps of the successful Living, Studying, and Working in Italy, this guide will help Americans grow into French culture and help them feel at home in a country famous for its cultural and social particularities. The authors, two Americans who have spent extensive time in France, provide detailed information ranging from health care procedures in France to how to put together a résumé (known as a CV in France). With material on networking, employment opportunities, choosing the right study program, and navigating the French Internet, this is the essential guide for anyone who wants to live, study, or work in France.

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Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Pub. Date: 15th November 1999
Catalog: Book
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 320
Ean: 9780805059472
Isbn: 0805059474

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horribly dated
~ Written on Apr 7, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

As this book was written in 1999, it is horribly dated for issues concerning living in France today. In addition, its analysis of racial issues in France is overly simplistic. Do not recommend.

Great!
~ Written on Feb 16, 2007. out of 1 users found this review helpful.

It is a great book!
Easy to understand and they give you pratical advice.
Thank you to the authors!!!!!!!!!!

The Most Practical Book
~ Written on May 22, 2003. 32 out of 34 users found this review helpful.

I purchased a number of worthwhile books to help prepare to move a small Yuppie household across The Pond. In terms of practical matters, Living, Studying and Working (etc.) is clearly the best of all the titles I read. Other books placed so much emphasis on cultural expectations that they completely glossed over the hundreds of complications involved in such a complex transaction. It is this book that convinced my girlfriend (who is French, by the way, and learned quite a bit from this book) and I to postpone our target move date due to the difficulty of securing a work permit/residency, getting a bank account, etc. But it is also this book that shifted my attitude from "what am I getting myself into" to "ok, given preparation, this will work".

A must read for someone interested in moving to France
~ Written on Jan 12, 2003. 20 out of 21 users found this review helpful.

This book won't tell you everything (that'd take the fun out of it) but it will tell you lots of little things that really add up. This is one of the books I bought before I moved to France and it definitely helped. There's lots of little details that will make your move and your life in France go smoother. What I liked about it was it covered a wide range of topics, including social differences, taxes, transportation, appartments, etc.

Helpful basic information
~ Written on Jan 6, 2003. 15 out of 17 users found this review helpful.

I bought this book for my college-age daughter who was spending a semester studying in France. It was her first solo trip and her first time living solo in Europe. She found the book extremely helpful in learning about the culture and bureaucracy of France. There's lots of information on visas, transportation, money, documents, traveling in France and around Europe, and studying abroad. There's also a good chapter on the people of France that helped her understand attitudes and behavior.

It gives very basic information and should be used as a supplemental guide to other books about living abroad.

Living, Studying, and Working in France: Everything You Need To Know To Fulfill Your Dreams of Living Abroad

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