Université Jean Moulin: Lyon III

Bring your sense of adventure! Débrouillez-vous is basically how things work. A lot of the time, people won't be able to give you the answers you're looking for. Sometimes they will be able to help you find the person who has the answers, sometimes not. You really have to be independent and think for yourself. Be prepared for a different style of life - the French really have their own way of doing things. It's hard to meet French students (most of my friends were other exchange students in the same situation as me), but persevere and you will.

Lyon is situated in the center (more less :)) of France which gives u an opportunity to discover that amazing country.. Paris, Nice, Monaco, Chamonix are just few hours away, visit Annecy and Perouges, take a weekend off and go to Barcelona or Amsterdam! If u are a student u can travel really cheap! Take camera for fete de lumiere (Dec 8th), have a beer in Smoking Dog, make a picnic in the park, watch the match of Olimpique! In the winter go skiing to TROIS VALLEYS, in summer-suntan in Antibes! :)

Make sure you are familiar with the city i.e. have some bearings before you go. Be very careful at night as the streets can be dangerous. It is a good base to go travelling from, I particularly liked Annecy.