Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
Before You Go | |
A Place to Call Home | p. 3 |
Getting Ready for Takeoff | p. 11 |
Living | |
Bienvenue en France: Making the Adjustment | p. 27 |
Understanding Paperwork | p. 42 |
Money, Banking, and Taxes | p. 52 |
Setting Up House | p. 64 |
Sante!: Health and Health Care in France | p. 77 |
Shops, Shopping, and Shopkeepers | p. 86 |
Les Transports: Getting Around in France | p. 97 |
Renoir, Rimbaud, et Cotes-du-Rhone: Making the Most of French Cultural and Sports-Related Offerings | p. 110 |
La Vie Virtuelle: Navigating French Cyberspace | p. 117 |
Studying | |
Student Life | p. 129 |
American Universities | p. 135 |
French Universities and Other Programs | p. 146 |
Language Schools | p. 159 |
Primary and Secondary Schools | p. 175 |
Bookstores, Libraries, and Research | p. 182 |
Working | |
Job Hunting | p. 193 |
Business Etiquette | p. 211 |
Working in the Public or Private Sector | p. 217 |
Teaching | p. 228 |
Freelance, Part-Time, and Temporary Work | p. 237 |
Starting Your Own Business | p. 248 |
Internships and Volunteering | p. 261 |
For Further Study | p. 273 |
Technical Information You Should Know | p. 277 |
General Information | p. 277 |
Main Political Parties | p. 278 |
Major Media | p. 278 |
The Four Branches of the French Police | p. 279 |
Holidays | p. 279 |
Time | p. 280 |
General Measurements | p. 280 |
Body Measurements | p. 283 |
Cooking and Baking | p. 285 |
Electrical Standards and Electronics | p. 288 |
Numbers | p. 289 |
Telephone and Mail | p. 289 |
Index | p. 293 |
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