Ofce of International Programs Brown in France Lyon Program Handbook Fall 2018
BROWN in FRANCE Lyon Program
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROGRAM CONTACTS ...... 2
PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK LIST ...... 3
ACADEMIC MATTERS...... 4
HEALTH AND SAFETY ...... 8
MONEY MATTERS ...... 10
ARRIVING AND SURVIVING...... 12
HOUSING ...... 13
LIFE IN LYON...... 14
CHECK LIST: GOING HOME...... 22
1 PROGRAM CONTACTS
Brown University in France – Lyon 1, quai Claude Bernard 69007 Lyon, France code 7825B
Program Staff Barbara Michelot Program Coordinator Tel. (home): 011-33-4-72-71-78-21 Tel. (cell): 011-33-6-77-62-53-38 E‐mail: [email protected] Brown University email address: TBA
Language Tutor - TBA
Brown in France Paris Office 6, rue Guillaume Bertrand 75011 Paris Tel: 011‐33‐1‐47‐34‐33‐65 (from US) Tel: 0‐1‐47‐34‐33‐65 (from France)
Brown University Office of International Programs (OIP) 69 Brown Street, Box 1973 Providence, RI 02912 Tel.: 401‐863‐3555 Fax: 401‐863‐3311 E‐mail: [email protected]
OIP Office Hours 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., M‐F September – May 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., M‐F June – August
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The Office of International Programs, in consultation with the on-site personnel and the program faculty directors at Brown, reserves the right to dismiss a student and require the student leave immediately if in our judgment the student behaves in a manner which endangers themselves or others on the program or the program’s continued operations.
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2 PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK LIST
[ ] Prepared myself. Read this handbook and the “Take It With You” general Study Abroad handbook and being mentally prepared for the challenge. Also read a book on France or French culture or kept up with current events in France through French news websites and/or social media. Be prepared mentally for the challenge.
[ ] Meet with my concentration/major advisor to discuss any credit that I would like to count for my concentration/major. Arrange a way to contact concentration/major advisors, if changes are necessary once in Lyon. (General credit for graduation transfers automatically for Brown students, as long as you earn a grade of C or higher. For the purposes of the Brown in France program, a grade of C = 9 - 11/20 in the French system.)
[ ] Take with me to France all documents I had to provide to the consulate for my visa. Very Important!
[ ] Have had any medical, dental and vision check-ups as recommended
[ ] Have health insurance information: policy number, reimbursement procedures and forms, and list of medical procedures covered. Must have proof of insurance with dates of policy clearly stating I am covered for the period of study. Must bring this letter with me to France (a card is NOT sufficient).
[ ] Get supply of prescription medication if I am taking any. If I know that the medication is available in France, I will bring the original prescription.
[ ] Give my travel schedule for my arrival to the OIP and the Brown in Lyon office.
[ ] Be sure not to bring too much! One suitcase ONLY and preferably not too big so I can carry it by myself!
[ ] Contact my cell phone service provider to unlock my phone if I plan to use it with a French SIM card.
[ ] Check that all electric/electronic equipment that I bring to France is set for 220 voltage. (Most computers, smartphones and rechargeable cameras are fine.) Pack an adapter for the electronics that I can bring.
3 ACADEMIC MATTERS
Course Load While in France you will take a full load of double credit course, you will have to take at courses, which you will be advised on by the least five courses (for a minimum of 15 contact Brown in France director in Paris and the hours per week), to get the equivalent of four program coordinator in Lyon. Students enroll in Brown courses per semester. Even if you a mandatory pre-semester intensive language complete more than five courses, you will receive course and orientation program prior to the no more than 4 Brown course credits per beginning of classes; this cours de pré-rentrée semester, unless you are registered for a Global universitaire is referred to as PRUNE. In Independent Study Project (GLISP), in which addition, students take four to six university case it will be possible to receive five (5) Brown courses at Lyon II and/or the IEP, for a total of course units total for your semester. All course 27-28 (fall) or 26-27 (spring) European Credit titles will be listed for all courses that you pass. Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits. It is advisable to take between 160-180 No letter grades will appear on your Brown contact hours. transcript for courses taken abroad. Your French grades will all be transferred as “S”. Course titles Cours de Pré-Rentrée Universitaire (PRUNE) will be translated and listed on your transcript. Fall semester and full year students participate in However, graduate schools and certain the orientation course run by the Centre employers may ask to see the original grade International d’Etudes Françaises (CIEF) which reports from France, and these will show your is part of Lyon 2 University in Lyon. This graded results. When you are back on your involves 40 hours (fall semester) and 20 hours campus, the Brown in France director can (spring semester) of intensive language study provide a description of the French system or an designed to teach students how to write the types equivalency of French grades should you need of papers needed for French university courses such information, e.g., to send to graduate and to fine-tune French oral and written schools. language skills. Students then have a choice of one of the following modules for the last 4 hours Concentration (Major) Credit per week of class: At Brown, the Department of French Studies will give you concentration credit for all the courses • Contemporary Literature you take that are related to French civilization: • Contemporary History history, political science, economics, art. A • Social Sciences maximum of four courses from study in France • Current Events in French Society may count toward the concentration, from either and Politics a single semester or an entire year. As a general rule, other departments typically will not accept For spring semester students, a similar intensive more than two courses for concentration credit. language orientation will be arranged by the Since each department has its own rules, it is CIEF. The choice of course topics, however will imperative that you check with your not be given, instead each will be covered in less concentration advisor before you leave about the detail by the same tutor or through a lecture number of courses—as well as specific courses— series that may be counted toward your concentration requirements. Transferring Credits In determining credit transfer for your program Selecting Courses of study, we take into account several factors: the level of the courses you take (first, second, third- All coursework must be taken in French. You year courses in the French system); the number will be able to choose courses at L (Licence – the of weekly class hours; and the amount of work first three years) and M (years 4 and 5) levels. If involved in each course. Unless the program you have taken equivalent prerequisite courses, coordinator tells you one of your courses is a we recommend that you enroll in L3 courses.
4 Classes at that level tend to be smaller, somewhat courses, no catalog is printed, there is no less impersonal and expect more student “shopping period”, and the departments participation than introductory courses. In some coordinate the scheduling of only the courses departments, you might be able to take courses at they offer. the L2 level, but it is not the general rule. M1 classes might also be open to you if you have We will try to assist you as much as we can, but taken the adequate prerequisite courses. L1 you will need to check the bulletin boards of the courses should be avoided, with a few exceptions. UFRs for information on course schedules and Preference should be given to course with an cancellations. We also urge you go to the overall 36-42 contact hours to avoid too many different departments before classes begin in exams. The SLM class at the CIEF (5 ECTS, 42 order to find your way around, locate the bulletin hours) can only count towards the total hours boards and coffee machines, peek into required for the semester. classrooms and get a lay of the land before the madness begins. Preference should be given to course with 3-4 weekly hours to avoid having too many different Institut d’Etudes Politiques (IEP) topics. French language courses can only count The Institut d’Etudes Politiques (IEP), which has towards the total hours required for the semester. a five-year curriculum and a selective entrance examination for its students, is part of the Brown Two previous program participants once wrote in Lyon exchange program as a separate, semi- about the course selection and registration process: autonomous institute of Université Lyon II. “Your motto here should be to embrace confusion There you can take all classes in political science, — students, professors, secretaries, and everyone is history, geography, economics, international confused. However, it is okay. Do not panic and relations, and law. The IEP works on a slightly just realize that that’s that way the system works.” different calendar with 12-week semesters Indeed the first couple of weeks are confusing for (instead of 14 at Lyon II). everyone. Remember that at least you (unlike the French students) have someone to help you. Step-by-Step Guide to Course Selection
French students take their courses in one Before leaving the US: department or UFR (Unite ́ de Formation et de Recherche) and have very few electives. For • Pre-select at least 10 courses and complete the example, all third-year students preparing a OIP Course Pre-Approval Form. Licence in history have to take a certain number • Meet with your concentration/major advisor to of specific courses chosen from the L3 History determine which courses will count toward lists. Each UFR determines its own schedule for concentration credit and to obtain their only those courses offered within the UFR. In signature on the Course Pre-Approval form. effect, UFR’s are independent from one another even within the same university, unlike in the Once in Lyon: US. In some cases, they start and end classes on different dates, which may or may not Review your list of pre-selected courses with the correspond to the “official” starting date program coordinator. Confirm what constitutes announced by the university. Most UFR’s edit on a full semester load. Some courses may not be their website course lists, brief descriptions, and acceptable as they are part of a set of courses that class schedules, but some do not. If they don’t, need to be taken as a whole. they communicate such information to students via bulletin boards near their secretariat.́ Because Check the time schedule for the courses you have French students deal with only one UFR, they do selected. You will need to go to all the not need detailed information beyond their main departments from which you intend to take subject, but you will, since you will most likely classes in order to check the schedule bulletin take courses in several UFR’s. board. For each course, get the hours for both the cours magistral (lecture) and the Travaux Dirigés Since French students do not choose their (Section). TD's are normally scheduled at a
5 number of different times, which should enable For the purposes of the Brown in France you to avoid conflicts. program, you will receive study abroad transfer • Check that the total number of ECTS credit if your final course grade is a 9 or higher. corresponds to the equivalent of a full course We strongly advise you to keep notes, drafts, and load at Brown and that the number of contact final copies of all of your papers in all courses hours is adequate. until you have received your final grades. In • Be sure to reconfirm courses for which your are addition, you should bring back to your home seeking concentration/major credit with your school all syllabi, bibliographies, notes, etc., from advisor at your home school your courses in Lyon so that, if asked, you can • Confirm your finalized list of courses with the show what you did in specific courses, e.g., to program coordinator, with the names of the obtain concentration/major credit. instructors. Both the DRI (Direction des Relations Internationales) at Lyon II and the Teaching and French Universities program coordinator will need to have a Teacher and student roles are different in the complete list of your classes. French and American systems. You will observe • For each course provide the exact description many differences in teacher and student behavior of the assessment method: list exams, papers, in the classroom compared to the US: teachers exposes,́ etc., with dates and topics when lecture more in France while students listen and available. This is done usually the first or second take notes; French students rarely ask questions, week of the semester. much less express their views. In most traditional French classrooms, it is assumed that the teacher Professors / Assignments / Grades is the one with knowledge to transmit, and It is your responsibility to make sure the TD students get that knowledge directly from the instructors (usually the ones who correct papers instructor, not from anyone else. Moreover, and give grades) know you and understand your many French professors consider one of their status as an exchange student. As much as main roles to be to criticize students so that they possible, you should ask them to specify final will learn from their mistakes. They sometimes assignments and request or agree on a topic early do so publicly, e.g., after a student oral in the semester so that you won’t have a major presentation, if they think that the whole class paper due in every class during your last month could benefit from the comments. Similarly, in in France. Professors in France rarely distribute a their written remarks on your papers, professors detailed syllabus; rather, they expect students to will most likely stress ways in which you could organize their own reading and work schedule. improve your work, and you may feel that they You should think about this early on and know are overly negative. Try not to take such criticism what the expectations and assignments are in personally and remember that in France, such each course by mid-semester. In most courses, feedback is the norm, which is why French you can expect to be asked to write papers or to students don’t get upset about it. Some do oral or written reports. (The format of these professors simply do not give grades above 14, in assignments will be explained during the pro- which case a grade of 11 or 12 is really good. seminar.) All students must take exams when Learn to take a comment like “pas mal, mais...” required. as a real compliment! As a former student put it, “You must remember that there is no Grades comparison between the French system and ours Grades in France are based on a scale of 0 to 20, at home, grades vary from professor to professor with 10 (la moyenne) considered a passing grade because not all grades are created equal.” – and an acceptable one. It is extremely rare for French students to get over 16, and a grade over Make sure that you make copies of all your 12 is considered a good grade. The final grade papers before you give them to your professors. will be the average of all grades received in the Always try to hand in your papers directly to TD. For courses without a TD, students must your professors. Do not leave them with a take the final exam. secretary at the UFR office; some professors never go to the UFR because they do not have private offices at the university—and therefore
6 no office hours. The best way to contact a you will do nearly all the written work and oral professor is to talk to them after class or to send exposes,́ and get your grades an email. ● Travaux Pratiques (TP) In science courses: a lab section. Advisors/coordinators ● Unite ́ d’enseignement (UE) A course or set of Each department has a coordinator who is a courses. professor responsible for exchange students. Do ● European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) A not hesitate to contact them with any questions European credit. 27 – 30 ECTS constitute a full related to a course. load for the semester. ● Cours Magistral (CM) A lecture course. Accommodations/Disability Information Usually taught in large lecture halls or amphis; Students who may need accommodations or has several TD's attached to it. services due to a disability or medical condition ● Module The combination of a cours magistral should contact the Brown University Office of + a TD or sometimes an option. All courses do Student and Employee Accessibility Services not automatically have both, a course can (SEAS) to discuss their needs and begin the combine the two. registration process. ● Option or cours optionnel Optional class within a module. Usually several are offered on various Students should notify the OIP as early as themes: Controlê Continu (CC); Devoir sur table possible in order to allow time to review the (DST); Modaliteś d'evaluatioń specific requests. Disability-related requests for accommodations and services are evaluated individually, based on documentation and Carte d’Étudiant completion of the registration process. Please be You will receive a student ID card (carte aware that the level of accessibility, services, and d'étudiant )after registering at the university accommodation to which you have access at where you will be studying. You will have a your home campus may not be available at the meeting at DRI (Direction des Relations program site and host universities. Internationales) at Lyon II where the process will be explained to you. For each institution where Students who need accommodations or services you need to register, you will need two passport- will work with the SEAS Office, the OIP, and the size photos with your name written on the back. Brown office in Lyon prior to their arrival in You can get these at any photomaton (photo France and should plan to bring with them booth) that can be found in subways and documentation from an appropriate source (like supermarkets.; these are cheaper than going to a SEAS). Once in Lyon, students will need to make photographer. We advise you also to bring a lot an appointment with the appropriate service at of ID photos with you since you will need them their host university. for a variety of reasons, particularly at the start of the semester. You will also need a copy of your Academic Terms birth certificate, which will need to be translated UFR or Unite ́ de Formation et de Recherche: if it’s not in English, German, Spanish or Equivalent of a department in the U.S. French Portuguese. Both parents’ names have to listed students usually take all their courses in one on the birth certificate. UFR. Because of your special status, you can take courses in more than one, but we recommend no Direction des Relations Internationales more than two. We also strongly recommend 16 Quai Claude Bernard 1er etage Bureau E157 choosing courses with a Travaux Dirigeś . Contact: Emanuel Villemont email: [email protected] ● Travaux Dirigeś (TD) A discussion section or Phone 33 (0) 4 78 69 70 42 lab. Meetings in smaller groups (about 30 Fax 33 (0) 4 37 28 92 students) to expand on a lecture topic. TD Office hours: Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 9 professors are full-time professors, not graduate a.m. -12:30 p.m. and 2 - 5:30 p.m., and Monday students or teaching assistants. The TD is where and Wednesday 2 -5:30 p.m.
7 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Before you go... Taking Medication Abroad Consult your own physician and dentist or other If you are accustomed to taking a specific brand health care provider for a checkup to make sure of medication, such as Tylenol or Sudafed, it is there are no current health issues. If you have best to bring some with you, as certain U.S. specific concerns about your own personal brands are not available in France. health situation, please discuss them with your own health care provider in terms of your plans Prescription Medication to study abroad. Medication cannot be mailed to you in France. If you are taking any prescription medication, you The Center for Disease Control should therefore bring enough with you for the (http://www.cdc.gov/) publishes a list of all the semester unless you plan to return to the U.S. vaccines and health precautions it recommends during your stay. Prescription drugs have the for those planning a stay abroad. Please check additional problem of brand name changes from what might be required for health preparations, country to country. If you need prescription especially if you plan to travel outside Europe, to medication regularly and do not intend to bring the Middle East or North Africa. a semester’s supply, bring a copy of your prescription along. Make sure it is clearly written and indicates the generic name of the drug. In Medical Care most cases, a physician in France will not fill the prescription provided by your U.S. doctor The Lyon program coordinator has lists of without first doing an examination and doctors, counseling services, etc. in Lyon. Please confirming the diagnosis of your condition. contact the coordinator if you need any assistance making appointments or dealing with Be aware that some drugs commonly prescribed health issues. The standard fee for a doctor’s in the United States are considered “narcotics” office visit is 21€. The doctor will give you a and highly regulated in France (e.g. Ritalin). It is reimbursement sheet that you will have to send best to bring with you the full amount necessary to your social security center, which in turn will for your stay upon arrival. For more information, credit your bank account for you for the visit please refer the section on “Taking Medication plus medication. Abroad” on the OIP website.
For minor problems and medical advice, e.g., When you travel in Europe, make sure to label all cold or flu symptoms, headaches, it is common medication clearly and to keep it in the original to first consult a pharmacist (un pharmacien) in containers, which show the prescription number. France, who can tell you if you need to see a This will facilitate customs clearance in and out doctor and also recommend appropriate over- of the country. You should also carry with you a the-counter medication. If you are accustomed copy of the prescription script from your doctor to taking a specific brand of medication, such as as custom officials have the right to confiscate Tylenol or Sudafed, it is best to bring some with medications as illegal drugs if you cannot prove you, as certain U.S. brands are not available in proof that the medication is a legal prescription. France. HIV infection, as in many parts of the world, is If you need assistance or a prescription on present in France. Please protect yourself if you weekends or in the middle of the night, you can are sexually active and use condoms. call SOS-medecins: 04 78 83 51 51; they make house calls 24 /7. During the weekend, you can also call Maisons Medicales de Garde, 04-72-33- Insurance 00-33. In case of a medical emergency call the SAMU (15) and let them decide if you need to go French Health Insurance/Sécurité Sociale: French to the hospital in which case they will send an health insurance is required of anyone applying ambulance. for student status in France. French legislation requires all students staying in France for longer
8 than three months to also have French medical Purchasing Services. If you have any questions coverage or sécurité sociale, even if you already regarding Brown student health insurance, you possess full US coverage. The cost of this should contact: coverage is included in the program fee you are charged by Brown. The sécurité sociale Cheryl Moan contribution will enable you to be partly Brown University, Office of Insurance and reimbursed for medical and pharmaceutical Purchasing Services costs. DO NOT suspend any US or other Box 1848 coverage, since if you become ill, then this may Providence, RI 02912 be considered a pre-existing condition when you Phone: 401-863-9481 need to re-enroll in coverage at home; in Email: [email protected] addition, coverage with sécurité sociale does not start right away. Emergency Travel Assistance All students are covered by International SOS US Health Insurance: Be certain to consult your Worldwide Assistance & Emergency Evacuation insurance provider for coverage overseas. Please Services. The services provided by International remember that healthcare providers in France SOS range from telephone advice and referrals to will ask for payment up front with the full-scale evacuation by private air ambulance. expectation that you will get reimbursed after The SOS network of multilingual specialists you submit forms and receipts to your insurance operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from provider. You and your family must be prepared SOS Alarm Centers around the world. to meet medical expenses up front, should you incur them. Students should have access to a It is important to understand that although minimum of $400 (either by credit card or cash/ International SOS will offer you travel, medical traveler’s checks held in reserve for emergencies) and security advice and services, as well as on- in the event that medical treatment is required line access to information which many insurance abroad. companies do not offer, International SOS is not health insurance. Requests for reimbursement Make sure you bring your private insurance for medical care received while abroad should be policy number and other relevant documents, submitted to your health insurance provider. including information on all medical procedures covered by your policy and the process for International SOS also offers emotional reimbursement. support for students abroad, including a limited number of counseling sessions (available either Note: Do not suspend any American or other in person or through internet/phone connection) coverage, since if you become ill, then this may at no cost. Contact ISOS directly if you wish to be considered a pre-existing condition when you use this service. need to re-enroll in coverage at home. If you have questions about coverage, please call Proof of Coverage: Please contact your US the Brown University Office of Insurance and insurance provider for a letter of proof of Purchasing Services at 401.863.9481 or visit the insurance with the dates of coverage clearly International SOS website at stated for the period of study (the wallet-size www.internationalsos.com, where you can access card is not sufficient). Bring this letter with you up-to-date reports on more than 170 countries to France. worldwide on health issues, medical care, and vaccination requirements via the International Reimbursement Forms: Contact your US health SOS website. In the event of a medical insurance provider for reimbursement forms and emergency, contact local emergency services, take these forms with you when you go abroad, then the Brown in Lyon staff. If you are not able which will save you time if you need medical to reach the Lyon staff in a timely manner, or if assistance. If you are carrying Brown student the emergency is outside of France, contact health insurance, reimbursement forms are International SOS for assistance. available from the Office of Insurance and
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MONEY MATTERS
Program Costs nearly impossible to cash in France, so avoid In order to help you budget appropriately for bringing them. your academic experience in France we have created a cost information sheet that is available Credit Cards on our website. Airfare and living costs are Credit cards are now used as often as in the US, estimates, and these costs can change with but usually for amounts over 15-25E. Credit exchange rate fluctuations and price changes. cards can be used in ATM Machines (guichet de retrait d'argent, point argent). Stores and Cost Of Living restaurants now ask you to type in your pin The cost of living in Lyon is more expensive than number when you use your credit card. In the cost of living in the US. Your biggest expense Europe and in other countries around the world, will be your housing, then food. Electric heat and chip and PIN-enabled cards are the norm. Check long distance telephone calls are considerably with your credit card provider to be sure you will more expensive than in the US. Local calls are be able to use your card abroad. not free. ATM Cards Banking Many students have also used their ATM cards to withdraw the cash needed while in France. French Bank Accounts: You may open a bank Check with your bank for any extra charges. account in France if you choose, but please be Many but not all ATM machines allow you to aware that it is increasingly difficult for US withdraw money with your US credit card, but citizens to open foreign bank accounts. you can use your card in stores and restaurants as much as you desire (beware that there may be US Bank Accounts: ATMs allow you to withdraw fees applied by your bank). Ask your bank before money with your US debit card (and take out a you leave for their partner bank in Europe and cash advance on your credit card, but be careful charges incurred for withdrawals, money wires of the high fees!) You can usually use these cards etc. Please let them know as well that especially in stores and restaurants, but be aware that the first month, you will have exceptional needs. American Express is less widely accepted than Visa and Mastercard. You should contact your Wire Transfers US bank before departure to learn about the fees Wire transfers take only a few business days, associated with using your card overseas. In depending on the bank issuing it. Remember that general, there is a daily and weekly limit to the the French Post office is also a bank and that you amount of cash you can withdraw from an ATM. could have money wired there. Make sure you Some US banks have partner banks in France e.g. give all the account identification numbers you Bank of America and BNP Paribas. This can have on your R.I.B. (Relevé d'Identité Bancaire reduce ATM fees and generally make financial which can be found at the back of your checkbook matters easier during your stay. Consult your or is simply given to you when you open an bank before leaving for France. account.
Currency Exchange First Month Budget/Money You should come to France with sufficient funds to pay at least one month of rent. Another option [ ] meals for one month (while you are at the is to withdraw money from ATMs upon arrival. hostel) (if you cook for yourself, count between If you decide to do this, be aware of the daily 8-15 Euro a day, if you go to a restaurant, count and/or weekly cap on how much you can between 13-22 € a day for cheap meals). withdraw. You will need to plan accordingly in order to have the necessary amount when you [ ] deposit for housing: at least one month’s rent, move into your housing. US bank checks are sometimes two. Sometimes landlords will require that you prepay 3-months rent ahead of time if
10 you don’t have a French guarantor. Two insurance providers where you can buy this coverage in Lyon are: [ ] first month’s rent (450- -600 minimum) La Mutuelle des Etudients (LMDE) [ ] utilities connections (phone: 38-€ , gas: 10- 19 rue de Marseille 13€, electricity:10-13) 69007 Lyon www.lmde.com [ ] Carte CAMPUS 30€ (subway/bus pass, valid one month) Société Mutualiste des Étudiants de la Région Rhône-Alpes (SMERRA) [ ] 20€ for the carte téléphonique (or 100 € if you 38 rue Chevreul, buy a cell phone (amount varies depending on 69007 Lyon whether you can buy a used cell phone from www.smerra.fr another student or purchase a new one)
[ ] others (stamps, museum, movies, restaurants, groceries, laundry, etc.)
Responsabilité Civile You are also required to have an insurance policy called responsabilité civile, which covers you in case of any damage you may accidentally inflict on other people or their property, e.g., their apartment. This type of insurance is usually mandatory when you rent property and is also required for internships, or, in some cases, for courses involving labs, field trips, etc. It costs approximately 16 Euros.
The CIEF, where you will be taking your language classes, requires that you buy that insurance right away. Once you arrive and as soon as you begin the orientation program at CIEF, you will need to purchase this personal liability insurance (responsabilité civile). The secretary at CIEF need to have this attesttion, proof that you’ve purchased the insurance and therefore are covered.
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ARRIVING AND SURVIVING
Arrival Information Ground transportation from airport to Lyon city center Students are responsible for arranging their own travel to Lyon. You should plan to arrive in Lyon Hiring a Taxi Cab on the program Arrival Day in the early To get from the airport to the Comfort Suites or afternoon at the latest. The following day, the city center, plan on making a reservation for students will meet with the program coordinator a cab from the US a week before your departure. in her home for a brief group meeting at 4 p.m. The company which offers that service is Taxi More program orientation information will be Jaune; [email protected], cell phone number 06 given to you at that point. Rooms have been 87 97 41 94. They will need the name of the reserved for students for one night (the night of airline, the number of your flight, and your date the program Arrival Day) at Comfort Suites Rive and hour of arrival. The cab will be waiting for Gauche. Students will then move to their you at the airport, and the cost will be about 50€ permanent housing for the semester. The cost of (in comparison hailing a cab at the airport will the hotel accommodations for one night is cost about 70€.) Payment is usually in cash or included in the program fee for all students. with a French credit card, so plan accordingly. They are very reliable, will wait for you even if Comfort Suites Rive Gauche you arrive late, and the cost is relatively low. Do 31, rue Chevreul, Lyon, FR, 69007 not exit the airport; please make sure you watch Phone: (33) 4 72 72 08 36 (reception desk is for them once you exit from the baggage area open 24 hours) into the airport hall. Fax: (33) 4 72 72 48 00 web: http://www.comfortsuiteslyon.com Airport Tram Express You also have the option of taking the tram from Note: If you are planning to arrive prior to the the airport to the La Part-Dieu train station and program arrival date and wish to stay at the then either taking another tram or a taxi to the Comfort Suites, you should get in touch with hotel. The tram express cost (tarif jeune 12-24) is them directly as soon as possible. The hotel will 11€ for a one-way ticket. Tickets can be bill you directly for the extra days. purchased at the Tram stop at the airport. You can take the tram to La Part-Dieu train station and then you have to take another tram to go to the hotel or take a cab from there. If you do take another tram, you need to take Line T1- direction Montrochet and get off at rue de l’Université (closer) or Quai Claude Bernard. Of course, you may also just take a cab (55-58€).
12 HOUSING
Most French students in Lyon do not live in the program coordinator has worked with several university dorms (this is not even an option for families in the past few years that have been US students especially if they are going to study wonderful to our students. If you would like to in Lyon for one semester due to shortage of live with a family, please write to the program rooms and widely varying housing standards.) coordinator as soon as possible so she can find a family that would be a good match for you. Housing arrangements for students on the Brown program are primarily with French Please contact the program coordinator with homestays. All efforts are made to find a your choice of housing either in May for the fall reasonable range of prices and locations, and the or in November for the spring semester and program coordinator often works with discuss all your options with her. She then will households and landlords that are know by reserve a spot for you and confirm with an email. program staff and with whom the staff and prior students have had good experiences. It is Here is a range of housing prices: therefore essential that students do not waste their energies on other, and usually more • Host family/homestay: 600€ (includes 4 meals expensive solutions such as magazine listings, a week plus all breakfasts) Rent is much rental agencies and the internet since they charge cheaper in the suburbs, but you will find finder’s fees, as well as exorbitant amounts for it a hassle to depend on public transport the security deposit for similar apartments to each time you want to go out in town those the program coordinator is able to arrange (public transportation stops at on your behalf. Over the years the program midnight). Restaurant universitaire is coordinator has worked with several landlords the cheapest place to eat (with student and has developed a relationship of trust. ID): 2,90€ for a full lunch or dinner. Toiletries are quite expensive; they Living with a family should be bought at a supermarket, but Students’ experiences living with families often never at a pharmacy. Go to local vary dramatically. A family might not take you farmers markets for fresh but into their hearts or even invite you to visit inexpensive produce. grandma every Sunday, or then again, a family might adopt you completely. In any case, make • Studio (single room) apartment: 450-750€(20- sure that you understand the ground rules and 30 square m.) that you fully grasp the type of relationship they are willing to develop with you (and that you are willing to develop with them). Their rules • Roommate situation: 400-600€, depending on become yours: check curfews, what rooms you the number of roommates and location can or cannot use, when/if you can have friends over, etc. Also, remember that each individual family has its own needs and reasons for deciding to rent a room to a student. However,
13 LIFE IN LYON
Transportation By Bus And Metro/ TCL Tickets are 1.30€ each, but they can be purchased (Transports en Commun de Lyon): in a book of 10(8.90€ for students) on buses for 25. Information: ALLO TCL: Tel: 04.78.71.00 for journey planning, timetable information and NOTE: Make sure you always validate your card, practical information. metro, tram, or train ticket before you board, as the fines are very steep. Transportation around Lyon is easy and safe. The TCL network runs from 5 a.m. to midnight SNCF/By Train everyday. Single tickets are available for both the bus, metro and tramway networks and allow There are two main stations: Perrache and Part- travel for up to one hour. The hour begins at the Dieu. Paradoxically, both stations serve the same time indicated by the first stamp on the ticket; areas, so check the station you arrive at or leave and you can make four transfers, each time from; the same destination can often be reached punching the same ticket (you needn’t do so at at different times of departure,depending on direct links between metro lines). Return (or where you leave from. All the high speed trains successive) journeys on the same line with the (TGV) stop at Part-Dieu but only some have same ticket are not allowed example. their terminus at Perrache. For further information: Perrache or Part-Dieu stations. There are also two-hour passes to be used before S.N.C.F. telephone information: 08. 36. 35. 35. 4 p.m. as well as evening passes to be used after 8 35. p.m.; these cost 2€ and can be used on all three types of transportation even if you change The price of the ticket is based on the number of direction. Tickets can be purchased at TCL kilometers. For young people under 26, there a booths in the metro and at tabacs (cafés that sell lot of reduced rates; consider buying the carte cigarettes, stamps and phone cards- 12-25 from any train station or SNCF agency as TELECARTE). TCL provides free maps and time soon as you arrive in France. The card is 50€ and tables and publishes a special guide for students - is valid for a year. With this card you will have a the Guide TCL Spécial Etudiants - available in 50% discount on almost all trains. You will need TCL offices. your passport as well as a photocopy of the information page of your passport in order to Carte CAMPUS: Instead of using single tickets, prove your age. You must also bring a passport- consider buying a carte d’abonnement mensuel sized photo when purchasing the card. (Carte Campus) that can be used on the metro Afterward, you will have to show this card to the and bus. To obtain this card, you have to provide controller every time you travel. identity papers, a valid student card, proof of residence, an identity photo and 2.50E. Once you Traveling Outside Lyon have the card, you will only need to buy a new CAMPUS pass every month (30€). You can fly into Lyon Saint-Exupéry from many European cities, which means you can connect You can go to the following TCL offices: Agence with all major European airlines to the US. For République, 43, rue de la République, 69002 Lyon; information, ask a local travel agent or Lyon Agence Part-Dieu, bouleverd Vivier-Merle, 69003 Saint-Exupéry airport directly (Tel: Lyon; bus stations at Perrache and Bonnevay; 04.72.22.72.21). There are reduced rates for Agences TCL Ligne D: Gorge de Loup, Vieux- students. Lyon, Bellecour, Grange Blanche and Parilly. Ground transportation to/from airport: A shuttle The new tramway is convenient for campus as bus links the airport and both railway stations. one serves Perrache and Part-Dieu stations by The journey is about 40 minutes to Perrache and way of the University's downtown campus and 35 minutes to Part-Dieu and costs 8E (can be the other the Bron campus from the downtown bought from the bus driver). The other option is campus. to reserve a special taxi service that will wait for
14 you even if your plane is late. They wait for you telephone rates are slightly higher in France than with a sign with your name on it. Their phone in the States. Calls are least expensive from 7 number is 068-797-4194; e-mail p.m. to 8 a.m., and on weekends from noon on [email protected]. The cost is about 44 Euros on Saturday to 8 am on Monday. weekdays and 55 on weekends and holidays. Don’t forget that they need your flight Itemized bills are not the rule, you need to information. request them (it’s free). A good alternative is to use your American calling card and pay the bill NOTE: It is very important that if you leave to in the States or see if your US company can travel you let the program coordinator know charge you in France. (You might have your where you will be. In case of emergency, the parents and friends call you instead!) program staff needs to know where to reach you. Cell Phones Mail The French cell phone market has not reached If you have packages sent to you, you must the level of competition of the US market and realize that you will owe duties if the declared therefore, the cheapest offers are for long-term value is above $20 including fore used items. For commitments (12 month minimum). Please read personal belongings, in order to minimize these the following guide carefully before buying a cell fees, ship items clearly marked “used personal phone. FNAC on rue de la République and at la goods” and place a low value on the customs Part-Dieu is a very good option and has a wide declaration. Please remember that often you may selection of cellphones with pre-paid cards for all be able to purchase the item for the cost of three major cellphone providers (Orange, shipping or less (a sweater in a box costs $30 to Bouyges or SFR). ship). Long-term contracts vs. rechargeable cards Telephone Contracts in France usually last for 12 months, Public phones are not coin-operated anymore cannot be broken, and require a valid bank and are rarely used because of the popularity of account (not a credit card) since money is cell phones. You will need to purchase a directly withdrawn (which can lead to bad telephone card (télécarte) of 50 or 100 units surprises if you are not careful). You are (about 7.50 or 15E) at TABACS (cafés that sell responsible for the account, and you cannot sell cigarettes, stamps and télécartes), post offices, it to anyone else. Some short-term “forfaits” (six metro ticket booths, or newspaper stands in months) are routinely offered but automatically order to use the public pay phones. switch to a permanent contract if you do not cancel by a certain date. You are responsible for To use your American calling cards, dial: 00-00- letting the phone company know you are closing 11 and you will get an AT&T operator MCI: 00- the account. Failure to do so makes you legally 00-19 SPRINT: 00-00-87 responsible for all monthly bills after your departure. To call abroad from France: 00 + country code (USA code is 1) + area code. To call France from For students staying for one semester, the the US/ 011+33+local number (omit the 0 at the recommended solution is a rechargeable beginning of the 10-digit local number). “prepaid” phone; you buy a phone, and you purchase the units. The three main service If you choose to have a landline, you must providers offer this option; Orange has subscribe to France Telecom or any of the other Mobicarte, SFR has la Carte, and Bouygues has companies available for long distance service. Nomade. You can buy a phone in kiosks, cafés , (Check newspapers, magazines and billboards, and tobacconists. You can recharge them at the and French friends and roommates for best same places, as well as their web sites or by deals) But remember that you need to subscribe phone. You do not need to close your account, for at least a year. This competition has made and you can sell your phone to a friend or calling the USA cheaper than before, but
15 incoming student before you go. The coverage Unlike in Providence campus, there are no free differs from company to company; most roughly computer services or experts available in Lyon, cover most of Europe but will not work in the so make sure you know what you need to bring US. All incoming calls to a French cell phone are to use your computer overseas. You may go to a free. It may, however, be very expensive to make cybercafé to do e-mail or access the Internet. international calls from your cell phone. A basic Again, this is not free; you will pay, as you would phone will cost around 50€, with some prepaid for a phone call although there are discount units. cards, subscriptions, and special deals offered.
What should you do with your phone when you Please note: You cannot get Internet service in leave? Since the chips inside the phones and the your apartment for less than a year (12 months) electrical chargers do not work in the US, there is due to the nature of the contracts. If you try to nothing much you can do but give it to a friend use a dial-up service such as AOL or Eathlink, be in France, keep it for a later use or leave it behind aware that the calls are not free and that you are for the next group of students. If you do decide paying long distance units. to sell it, you need to have all original materials, the #, the charger in the box with your name and address. If someone is interested, they will Bookstores contact you and send you a check. New and used books in French, used textbooks: The Brown in Lyon staff will not deal with phone contracts, exchanges, or sales • Joseph-Gibert 6, rue de la Barre Lyon 2è Tel: 04.78.42.22.22 You can use your American cellphone with the • Decitre 29, place Bellecour Lyon 2è Tel: French SIM cards, provided you have had your 04.72.40.54.54 phone unlocked before leaving the country. • Flammarion 19, place Bellecour Lyon 2è Check with your provider before your departure Tel: 04.72.56.21.21 for instructions. This is useful if you wish to • FNAC BELLECOUR and PART- continue using your Smartphone. Don’t forget DIEU Provides the cheapest new books that you can also use the Wifi feature on your (5% off the regular price) because of a Smartphone for email and internet. special deal it has with publishers. Also provides CDs, tapes, photo equipment, Finally, one of the most inexpensive ways to software, computers and is a major make international calls is through the Internet outlet for concert tickets. Metro with Skype or other similar services. Bellecour and Part-Dieu.
Computers and E-mail Second-hand booksellers: along Quai St-Antoine every morning If you have a laptop, we urge you to bring it with you, with the necessary transformers or adaptors, Anglophone bookstores: Decitre 29, place of course. If you don’t have one, then you can use Bellecour Lyon 2è Tel: 04.72.40.54.5429 the Lyon II computer labs (IEP and CIEF also have one) which will necessitate planning in Libraries advance because they do not have the hours that most US campus labs have. Most professors also Bibliothèque Municipale de la Part-Dieu accept hand written papers. If your laptop has an 30, boulevard Vivier-Merle internal modem, make sure it will work outside 69003 Lyon the U.S.; other students have had problems with metro: Part-Dieu this in the past. Tel: 04.78.62.18.00 Library Loans (Tues-Fri 10am to 6pm) Be aware that if you have a brand of computer Reference Hall (Tues-Fri 10pm to7.30pm and Sat that is not sold in France, you will probably not 10am to 6.30pm) find anyone to repair it if something goes wrong.
16 For Loans: an annual subscription costs 30 euros • LYON II Com’et (we advise you to go for students on presentation of ID papers and there as soon as you can).You will get a proof of residence, i.e. a rent bill. This card is lot of useful information on student life, valid for all other public libraries in the various cultural activities etc 25 rue Jaboulay arrondissements of the city. 69007 phone 04 37 28 05 06 fax 04 78 69 Local Libraries: Contact the town hall in your 98 99 com’[email protected] arrondissement for information and • Alter Ego Rachel Bernard 16 quai reservations. Public Service: Tel: 04.78.62.18.07 Claude Bernard service DRI-1er étage 69007 Lyon alter-ego@univ- Student Life lyon2.fr They aorganise cultural outings Student Associations: International students will and trips for all international students be welcome at the following member • Melting Sciences Pot mspasso@gmail. associations of FEL. They will organize meals, com 06 07 99 30 47 Check e-email and happy hours, individual care and coffee hours. phone at the welcome meeting at the IEP. They organize meetings between AE2L - 04.72.72.44.52 French students at the IEP and international students and also many Le CLALU: Comité d’Accueil et de Liaison other activities. Universitaire, 59 rue de la Madeleine - 04. 72. 80. • City center campus: “sur les 13. 07 quais” ARGONAUTES - 18, quai Claude-Bernard - 69007 Lyon BDE • For all international students, CLALU (Bureau des Elèves) Histoire de l’Art et offers an insight into Lyon and France’s Archéologie - History of Art cultural past. CLALU’s calendar of • Department CLERSE - Sciences de events is posted in all the halls of l’Education, CLIO - Histoire et residence and university restaurants, as Géographie well as in CLALU’s newsletter. • Bron campus EL YPSY, HISPAS, PROFIL AES, SOCIOFIL, LES PETITS L’ALRESE: Association Lyonnaise de Rencontre DAL’OSENT avec Les Etudiants et Stagiaires Etrangers 69, rue • L YON III 15, quai Claude-Bernard - Jean Jaurès - 69100 Villeurbanne - 04.78.58.06.19 69007 Lyon Club Lyon 3, ELSA, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Association des Etudiants du DEUST Assistant et Secrétaire • This organization brings together • Juridique (Legal Assistance), foreign students and the people of Lyon Association des Etudiants du DEA through numerous activities (informal Droit de la Famille (Family Law) meetings, discussion evenings, • C.R.O.U.S. (Centre Régional des excursion and parties, etc.). The dates Oeuvres Universitaires et Scolaires) 59, and venues of the various activities are rue de la Madeleine 69007 Lyon Tel: posted in university restaurants every 04.72.80.13.24 The CROUS has month. addresses of sport clubs, gyms, lists of activities of all sorts, shows, exhibitions, Other student associations on the various temporary jobs, trips...). campuses: • Check also the Centre Régional d'Information et de Documentation • LYON I 43, boulevard du 11 novembre Jeunesse: CRIJ: 9, quai des Célestins, 1918 - 69100 Villeurbanne GAELIS - 69002 Lyon Tel: 04.72.77.00.66 promotes the various disciplines and student associations on the DOUA Cultural Information Centers in Lyon campus ISFA Evasion, AEG (Association des Etudiants en Génie) - • Centre Municipal d’Information * 8, av. Rockefeller - 69008 Lyon - Maison des Biennales * Office du Medical Club Tourisme * Student Associations
17 • Place de la Comédie - Mairie Annexe Bus 34, 39 Bus 12, 35, 47 Bus 23, 26 Lyon 1er Place –des Terraux-Lyon 2è Tel: 04.72.40.26.26 Place Bellecour - Tel: Bus 39, 62, 81 04.78.42.25.75 • Le Livre Bleu * Mission Culture * Metro: Jean Macé Directly from theaters, museums, etc. annual cultural events guidebook by the Student Activities and Events City of Lyon 1, rue de l’Université - Lyon 7è Tel: 04.72.72.21.67 Be sure to go to your university BDE (Bureau des Élèves) for information on activities and clubs. Publications And remember that your student ID card entitles you to reduced tickets to movie theaters, theaters • Lyon Poche is a weekly guide to shows, (except on weekends), sport clubs and cinemas, exhibitions and restaurants on gymnasiums, museums, etc. sale from kiosks and newsagents • Le Petit Paumé is a free guide to Lyon Work in France produced by students of Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, it comes out Carte de Séjour/titre de séjour If you have your in November (available from Bureau carte de séjour, you can work during the des Elèves - BDE - and student academic year for a certain number of hours per associations) week (up to about half-time). • Le Guide Pratique de l’Etudiant published by CROUS Your student identity card must also be with an • Transfac, Campus these are student institution affiliated with the French Social publications Security, which will be the case since you will enroll in French Universities. If possible get the • Student associations often publish their student card to show that you have registered in own newsletters "Licence" or "DEUG 2eme année" courses, as this is the minimum level for work permission. Restaurants Universitaires Summer employment is also possible with these The restaurants universitaires or Resto-U cards, and you can work more hours per week (cafeteria for students only) enable you to get during the summer than during the academic lunches and sometimes dinners for about 13E year. with your student ID card. You will need to buy tickets at the Resto-U of your choice during meal To ask for work permission, contact: Direction time. They are usually sold in packets of ten, cash Départementale du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la only. With tickets, you can eat at any resto-U in Formation Professionnelle 10, rue du Lyon (see list below). Nord 69100 Villeurbanne Tel: 04 72 65 58 50 - ANDRE ALIX 2, rue Sœur Bouvier Lyon 5è Bus Shopping 30, 46 - Jussieu 3, av. Albert Einstein Villeurbanne Bus 26, 38, 78 - PUVIS DE Please remember that almost all stores are closed CHAVANNE 118, blvd du 11 novembre 1918, on Sunday and Monday mornings. Shop ahead Villeurbanne Bus 26, 38, 78 of time or go to an open-air market on Sunday. All neighborhoods have at least one bakery that - JEAN MERMOZ 98, av. Mermoz Lyon 8è - LA is open on Mondays and/or Sundays. MADELEINE 360, rue Garibaldi Lyon 7è - CAFETERIA A LA FAC 16, quai Claude- Inexpensive Stores Bernard Many Lyon students do their shopping at their local street market for fresh groceries, Lyon 7è - BRON 5, av. Pierre Mendès-France kitchen/bathroom things, sheets/towels and Bron cheap clothes. However, you won’t go to the market everyday so the best solution is to go to a
18 supermarket when special offers are on and do sometimes large appliances. They are not overly your weekly shopping there. For students living expensive and the quality is fairly good. Store in the center of Lyon, the “favorite” is Carrefour brands are less expensive, look for specials/sales at Centre Commercial Part-Dieu, 4th floor or for bargain days/weeks where everything is at (Metro Part-Dieu). a bargain price (fall, spring and summer). And don’t forget Carrefour Part-Dieu (address Daily street markets (except Monday) mentioned above)!
For organic products Ikea for cheap furniture and home/kitchen supplies. You can go there by taking the tram - • Marché du Boulevard de la Croix- direction Porte des Alpes and stop at Porte des Rousse Alpes, centre commercial. Eurodif on rue • Marché du Quai St-Antoine Marché du Gasparin (Cordeliers) for trendy home Quai Augagneur supplies. Maison du Monde on rue Victor Hugo • Marché Biologique de la Place and Centre Commercial de la Part-Dieu. Vanderpol Lyon 9è • Marché Biologique St-Georges, place Les Grands Magasins (Department stores) Le Mourguet Lyon 5è Printemps (Metro: Cordeliers), les Galeries • Marché de la Croix-Rousse Place carnot Lafayette (Centre Commercial Part-Dieu) are (Wednesday afternoon) rather classy, expensive stores equivalent to Filene’sor Saks. Monoprix (rue de la République, Check the “Guide des Marchés de Lyon” for other Metro: Cordeliers) Centre Commercial Part- locations and times Dieu: C&A, BHV, La Redoute...
Open air markets are open every day except Outside Lyon: You will need a car to get there or Monday. Ask your landlord/roommates/ be ready to spend about an hour on the bus... concierge where the local marché is, where fresh Carrefour, Auchan, Mammouth: these are products (fruit, vegetables, meat, fish) are hypermarchés (bigger supermarchés, quite excellent quality and usually less expensive than logically); BHV, Conforama, IKEA: for DIY and in supermarkets. cheap furniture
Also check out Marché U at 60, rue de la Charité Flea Markets and Bahadourian at 20, rue Villeroy, Lyon 3è and at Les Halles, cours Lafayette, for ethnic cuisine • Les puces de Vaux-en-Velin: rue Tita products. Cois - Sun. 7.30am to 12pm (used clothes, old junk). Certain small shops often called "Braderies", • Les Puces de Villeurbanne: chemin de la "Bonnes Affaires" tend to have items at bargain Feyssine - Sun. 6am to 1pm prices. They have a high turnover, so you never know what you will find, but there is usually a Inexpensive Grocery Stores (from the least little of everything (sheets and towels, some expensive up): dishes, some small electrical appliances such as radios and hair dryers, watches, pens and paper, • Lidl: rue de l’Université: facing the soap .... ). From outside they look like bazaars, university; high turnover, not a lot of from the inside they are often chaotic. Do choice, OK quality, they have their own venture inside, it might be worthwhile. Do not brand, no known brand names. forget T A TI on rue Grenette downtown. Y ou • Champion / Continent: Most ma y also ask Barbara if you have any questions inexpensive famous brand name or you need something specific. products, also have their own brand (Continent). Good quality and choice, Monoprix, Intermarché, Prisunic Casino, are all good specials on fresh products. supermarkets where you can find most anything, • Leader Price or LIDL: for many including groceries, clothes, small and everyday consumption products at quite
19 a low price for a good quality. Other Part-dieu or bring one from home) brand-name products are usually same or more expensive than at Champion. • Floor numbers: the first floor is the Rez-de- • Prisunic, Monoprix: prices are OK, Chaussée (RC), therefore, "le premier étage" is sometimes good specials, good quality the American 2nd floor. and choice, remember that store brand products are less expensive and still of • Toll Free numbers: Numéros verts, starting good quality. with 05.
In some neighborhoods, supermarkets may close Public Holidays between noon and 2pm and at night at about 7- 7:30pm. Small stores like boulangeries, • Le Jour de l'an, January 1 boucheries, poissonneries may close on Mondays • Lundi de Pâques, Easter Monday and from 12:30 to 3:30pm. On Sundays, • Le 1er mai ou la fête du travail, French boulangeries may be open all day, but apart from Labor Day on May 1 some 'convenience' stores, most everything is • L'Armistice de la deuxième guerre closed in the afternoon. Pharmacies are closed all mondiale, May 8 day Sundays, except for the pharmacie de garde . • L'Ascension, 6th Thursday after Easter The list of the pharmacies de garde for the month • La Pentecôte, 2nd Monday after is posted in all the pharmacies. Ascension • Le 14 juillet ou la fête nationale, Bastille ***OPEN ON SUNDAYS*** Day • Le 15 Août ou la fête de l'Assomption, These are places that will save you from starving August 15 when you find out the fridge is virtually empty • La Toussaint November 1, "All and you’re down to your last box of cereal. Saints'Day" Carrefour is closed? Not to worry! Lyon 1er -rue • L'Armistice de la première guerre Terme, rue d’Algérie, montée des Carmélites, rue Constantine, rue du Puits- mondiale, November 11 • Noël December 25, Christmas Gaillot, montée St-Sébastien, place Colbert Useful Bibliography Lyon 2è Lyon 4è Lyon 5è Lyon 7è • Guide du Routard Lyon: Paris. rue Baraban, rue Paul Bert, rue Richeraud, rue de • Le Petit Fûté Lyon Créqui boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, rue • Let's Go: the Budget Guide to France Gorjus place du Change, place Mourguet cours • Cultural Misunderstandings: the French- Gambetta and rue de Marseille American Experience, Raymonde Carroll. University of Chicago Press Practical Facts Be sure to visit Librairie Camugli at 8, rue de la • Dates: 1/3/07 is not January 3rd but March 1st Charité. This family-run bookshop is one of the 2012 • Time of the day is expressed by the 24- oldest in town, and you will receive good hour clock: 8am = 8h00, 8pm = 20h00 guidance as to which book about Lyon to pick.
• Numbers: commas are used where Anglo- Useful Phone Numbers Saxons use periods and vice versa: 1,240.80F= mille deux cent quarante francs, quatre-vingts General Information centimes. • Phoning Information: 12 • Electric current: France = 220 volt and 50 cycles • Lost & Found/objets trouvés: (US = 110 and 60 cycles) Need a plug adapter 04.78.42.43.82 and a transformer (buy them at the BHV in La • Lost cards: 54.42.12.12
20 • Tourist office: 04.78.62.25.75 • SOS Amitié (Helpline): 04.78.29.88.88 • Burns unit: 04.78.61.88.88 or Pharmacie open 24 hours a day: 04.78.61.89.50 5, place des Cordeliers • Drug crisis center: 04.72.11.69.11 69002 Lyon 04.78.42.12.42 Transportation
Association des amis de l’Université • Bus info Allo TCL: 04.78.71.00.00 39, bis rue de Marseille • Charles de Gaulle airport: Lyon 7è 01.48.62.22.80 Tel: 04.78.72.17.27 • Orly Airport: 01.49.75.15.15 • Satolas airport: 04.72.22.72.21 Emergency • Taxis Allo: 04.78.28.23.23 • Taxis Lugdunum: 04.78.77.55.29 • Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente • Taxis Radio: 04.78.30.86.86 SAMU: 15 • Taxis Lyonnais: 04.78.26.81.81 • Fire: 18 • Taxi Jaune: 06 87 97 41 94 (airport • Police : 17 service) • European emergency number 112 • Rape crisis hotline : 00 05 95 95 Check pagesjaunes.fr or pagesblanches.fr for any
• SOS Dentistes: 15 or 04.710.01.01 numbers that you may need all over France. • SOS Médecins: 04.78.83.51.51 • SOS Help English crisis hotline (Paris): 01.47.23.80.80
21 CHECKLIST: GOING HOME
[ ] 3 months before departure: send notice to your landlord if no end date was agreed upon in your lease
[ ]2 weeks before departure: go to your Telecom branch to close your account
[ ]2 weeks before departure: go to the EDF/GDF office to close your account
[ ]2 weeks before departure: go to your bank to close your account
[ ] 2 weeks before departure: fill out a change of address for at the post office (there is a small charge to have your mail forwarded)
[ ] Notify your friends of your change of address
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