Daisha x hey I know ur comment is 2 years old but still, I was wondering did u make your dream come true? Because moving to Paris is my dream to

sorry to be so off topic but does anyone know a way to log back into an instagram account? I was stupid forgot my account password. I would love any tips you can give me

@@ariadnagijon2690 sorry for late answer but no, I changed my plans. I actually visited Paris like three years ago. it is too big of a city for me, and I'm a small town girl at heart :D but I'm sure you'll find your way to Paris if it's still your dream!!

@@stevenjensen3296 do you have a phone number or an email address linked to your account? you could try reseting your password with those. there should be a "i forgot my password/reset password" (or something like that) button in the login screen.

@@katzenzunge6743 thanks for the response that’s what I’m worried about too!

+Moineau Blanche I don't know how I've only just seen this comment but thank you so much! Big compliment received :D

Stefanie Callista 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

Hah! Im a Grandma this is nothing compare to life is in store for you. Prepare yourself don't be a snowflake nor being entitled. Work your way up and pray.

Stefanie Callista 😂😂😂 Just thought the same thing

@@pakyesu4522 live comes easy as it should... stop scaring kids

Im 16 and I’m getting ready now I can’t deal with my stepdad I’d rather stay with my auntie here

Daria Krasa Why would you do that?

@@adrykik2146 ?

Zara The Moo I'm so glad that it was helpful! Right now I'm preparing a video about the university year abroad, which will be a little more general.Please let me know if you have any questions/topic you think I should cover in that :)

+Charles Briggs Thanks so much! What a great compliment :D

Yes, there are so many tricky parts but it was definitely worth it! Thank you haha, I can still hear how foreign my accent sounds - it just never comes out quite right! I'm working on it though, I'm still thinking about trying to throw in a bit more French into another video some time ;) Thank you so much for your comments and support xxx

Is La Caf for Europeans only?

+Cafe con Leche Abroad Great tip! I mentioned this in my new video, thanks for your comment :)

nottheroses You're welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful. I'm currently a language assistant in Italy and it's a great experience. You're really going to enjoy it! :)

Haha thank you, I'm glad you appreciated it :P

Help plz

+Carmie Basnight I'm glad you found it helpful! I've got another video which is more about the logistics of studying abroad which might be helpful once you're a bit further into planning: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/buB_pNuXrLmym2Q.html Good luck with it all! :)

+Carmie Basnight , I spent 5 years living in Paris, and actually knew quite a few people from AUP, and i mean this with the utmost respect, people at AUP are snobs, with it costing around 29,000 eur for international students, the school is filled with people from the states, and mostly other rich countries who send their kids to Paris for english language training, everyone made sure that you knew how much money their family had and sometimes it got uncomfortable. I think AUP might just be an exception though , ive heard good things about other schools

If it was easy then everyone would do it ;) the good news is the living abroad is one of the most formative experiences you will ever do. If you can dream it, you can do it. I promise you that you're capable - you've just got to think outside the box and take the necessary steps to achieve it :)

Rachael Taitt I'm so glad it could help Rachael! I'm working on a year abroad guide video at the moment, so if there are any questions you have that you think I should mention in that then please just let me know :)

FangCooks yes

+ulises mayorga I'm so glad! You're welcome :)

Haha meeeen, with the elections now it's the time every french want to leave and it's now you guy want to come

Why do they wanna leave? 😮

You're welcome in France.

and it's probably not what you expect

cocobass well nobody speaks english so don't do it unless you speak fluently french

Thanks :D And that's is such a good idea! It's interesting you say that, because I definitely was drawn more to Padova (where I now live in Italy) than Paris, but both experiences were so specific that it's difficult to choose one over the other :D

Emily, I am considerably older than you and I lived abroad at the time it was not so usual. There was no you tube or cellular phones, but MUCH else. I am not saying what is the truth, time will tell you, but somehow intuitively I feel that Italy is your destiny, in one way or another (in a good way, of course). Of course, no person can really tell you, but time will tell you. Take care, in your journeys. Also, beware: I just read A Long Walk Home by Judith Tebbutt. The Sunday Times bestseller. It´s good to think and see good in the world, but one must also look at the bad in order to understand that there are villains.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/11450794/Kenyan-sentenced-to-death-over-Judith-Tebbutt-pirate-kidnap-could-be-freed-thanks-to-British-data-protection-laws.html

I'm from the UK so I'm not an expert on how to do this if you're American, but you will need a work visa if you're planning on coming out here to work. The EHIC card is given to EU citizens to receive health care in other EU states, so it's not something you would receive after moving here. You would need some other type of health insurance, I believe. The train/car thing depends, but as a major city, the most common way to move around is the metro (or bus/tram). For ID I think your passport should be enough at the start, but you will need the right visas to stay in the country for longer/work. And usually to open a bank account in France I think you need your address already, as I mentioned in the video I had to bring along proof of my address (declaration d'hebergement).

iannava I'm so glad you've found it useful :)

I went to Paris over a month ago, and there was still zones

yes there are still zones but exept for the single ticket (one by one) it's now same prices for every pass navigo wherever you have to go.

I would still search Facebook groups for any sublets, or AirBnB: they often do a discount when you stay for a month. Hope this helps!

+Roy R. Not a stupid question :) I believe it's refund afterwards, but there was a lot of confusion for me that day, so I forgot to show them my health card until they'd already done a lot of the processing for my appointment . Moral of the story: always flash the health card first!

You have to pay and you are refund after

Hi Xativa! If I were you I would do some more research about apartments around the area. I talk about it a bit in this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/buB_pNuXrLmym2Q.html . And google maps is a good tool to see what your commute would be like. I personally worked in the 8th and lived in the 15th arrondissement. Good luck with your move! :)

Thanks Emily for prompt response Subscribing you for your willingness to help others

Thanks :)

ambassy ?

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+Hillsdale Hi! I paid about 800 euros/month for rent for a room in 15th arrondissement, but I believe I was quite lucky. I'd recommend doing some research on a few FB pages to see what other people pay for rent. Obviously everyone has different tastes so it's impossible to give you an exact figure, but it is a pretty expensive city to live in. It was over a year ago now so I can't remember prices of things like groceries exactly, but like anywhere you can find cheaper places to shop and more expensive ones. I went to France already speaking French pretty well and had a job lined up beforehand, so it's hard for me to answer that one. I'd say if you're already a native English speaker you would find it easier to find jobs that that is an advantage. I was doing internships though, so finding a normal job contract could be a different ball game. Good luck, though! It's not easy, but keep researching and taking the steps you need to accomplish your goal :)

Emily Stoker Thanks! :)

haha im in the same boat (Canadian very little french) as a culinary student i want to learn french cooking in france. look up myexplore its run by the government :p my chef told me about it, im thinking of signing up for it

grimr34p I did the explore program 3 years ago. Its offered across Canada but not in France unfortunately.

+Emily Stoker I can tell you you're in a bad situation, you pay too much for your room! It still depends of the surface you have, I agree, but you are located in an expensive place of Paris and that can be quite a big deal. Two of my French friends who live in a flat by themselves (obviously because their parents don't work or live in Paris) pay about 350 euros/month for a decent studio, that they share, consider doing a "colocation" (litteraly co-rental) with one of your friends or with someone you trust :)

+Celestea Deanes I was working in corporate PR. It can be a stressful job anyway, but there were lots of other factors which made me want to leave. Sometimes these things happen, but I'm so glad I moved to somewhere where I had a much better experience :)

It’s an expensive city to be a student in, but there’s lots to see and do for lots of price ranges. I was an intern so didn’t officially study while I was in Paris. But like any big city, I think it’s very varied - I’m sure there are more videos that go further into detail about that side of things than I do :)

M B it is.

It is I've walked east to west many times it takes 2hrs max

+Jessica Tan Stay away from the 18th district at night, and try to learn french as soon as possible =)

Be aware of pickpockets, I know it sounds obvious but there are so so many and often don't even look like the 'conventional' or stereotypical pickpockets!

+Jessica Tan Don't go to the Goutte d'Or.

The pickpockets are often romanians girls who have 12/13 years old. Then yes they don't look like tipical pickpocket.

In a safe neighborhood? And did you have a hard time finding a job?

The apartment was very expensive, but I was in the 15th arrondissement (a good, safe neighbourhood). I was lucky and didn't have a hard time finding a job really. I secured one before I left, but I ended up leaving that one and found another within a week. Although these were internships, and I know for a fact that not everyone is as lucky as I was in that respect.

Emily Stoker any good reliable real estate around there like legit real estate or tips on dos and donts when renting an apartment?

I think I cover the main tips I can offer in the video, just general common sense when it comes to avoiding scams because there are so many con artists in the city. There will be plenty of estate agents (although that will mean agency fees, too) but unfortunately I don't know of any in particular, sorry! I talk a bit more about that and finding accommodation in my video about going on a year abroad/erasmus so maybe that would help :)

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/buB_pNuXrLmym2Q.html Here's that video I mentioned :)

aeroaa2 same!!

actualy the official city is small! but if you count the suburbs cities around paris..yess it a big city but the official paris is quite small

if you dont count the suburbs, france actually is quite small

Yes! PARIS : 105 km² LONDRES : 1 572 km² ROME : 1 285 km² BERLIN : 891 km² BUT THE WHOLE AREA called ÎLE-DE-FRANCE (administratively spealink) is 12 012 km² But Per Sey, Paris is a small city.

+Rachel Smets Wow! Yes, learning the language makes such a difference. I wouldn't say that I'm fluent yet, but that's the dream. I'm still working on it :) What's been your favourite country to live in so far?

Hi Emily, Without a doubt, I will say Spain. LOVELY sunshine, people are open, I love the language and food, and their afternoon siesta is really embedded in the culture :) I did learn to have ''patience'' there, as many things as document registration and so on, can take a LONG time to get done.... But at the same time it taught me to relax and if something is not done today then it will be done ''manana'' LOL Only crucial point and big challenge is economically, it's not easy to find jobs there.....or else I would return TOMORROW. :) Rachel

Ah thank you so much for replying! Patience is an important skill to learn... I will have to visit Spain some time soon, everybody has such wonderful things to say about it! Thank you for sharing :)

hi Rachel, I'm doing some investigation because I want to do the Au Pair program in Paris, but i don't speak the language, I only speak English and my first language wich is Spanish, so, how you it took you to learn french? just thinking about it it's so exciting!

How exciting! I had actually studied French at university before I went, so I already spoke quite a bit. BUT even if you don't speak any French I don't think you should let that put you off. There are lots of language swap evenings around the city. If you teach yourself some basics at home, that should be enough to get you started once you arrive. Many people around the city also have a basic knowledge of English, so that will help you with day to day things until you get a hang of it. And since Spanish is your first language, that will definitely help, as the two languages have lots of similarities. I'm excited for you, good luck with planning it! :)

What !!! ?? They ruled many countries for many years

Fuck off creep.

ace625 why?

I don't remember which part of the video I say this in (I made it 4 years ago now), but I think I'm referring to what I was being paid as an intern. In France there's a minimum wage even for interns, which I think is pretty progressive :) obviously if this had been a full-time "real" job in Paris then I would agree.