Tips from your fellow lab members
- Reception Office of Foreign Researchers (BACE) To better help foreign scientists relocate to Paris and the region of Ile-de-France, all the questions related to transfer for scientific research: housing, administrative assistance, guided tour, advice for settling in and your everyday life.
- Did you know that the Louvre is free on the first Sunday of each month?
Free admission and good deals and more info on Paris on en.parisinfo.com
For apartment rentals, don't forget to check out our Visiting The Group#wheretosleep section
English spoken
A review of places to meet up with other English-speaking people
For an exchange with other bi-(multi-)lingual families, check out http://www.famillesbilingues.com
FUSAC is the information hub and magazine of the English-speaking community in and around Paris. Lots of ads and links online.
Craigslist.org has lots of English classifieds and a Section on Paris
English speaking Paris Site for the English-speaking community in Paris
Lots of links about Living in Paris etc. (with a rich links section on this topic)
Paris Soirees A place on Ile Saint-Louis to meet/network with English-speaking people in Paris
French spoken
Languageguide.org Nice site to get started with some bits of French, includes pronunciation examples
Ecoute.de German print and online magazine for French learners