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MAGAZINE Issue 36 EXPATRIATESEXPATRIATES@expatriatesmagazine MAGAZINE@expatriates_magazine www.paris.expatriatesmagazine.com Issue 34 May 2017 BELLE DAVID DISCOVER SHARES THE A DIFFERENT REALITY OF WAY OF LIVING IN LEARNING FRANCE FRENCH SUMMER READS CONTEST WINNER Marc Nouss ER AHL K IA BEST OF IV L O PARIS O 2017 N A R 30 DAY P O REVIEW S LIVING COMMUNITY EDUCATION CITY HEALTH DIRECTORY Global Perspective. Professor from Australia Global Network. DBA candidate from the USA IMBA Alumnus from Japan The International School of Management offers three fully accredited degrees in international business management for young professionals and senior executives: International MBA, DBA and PhD. With a combination of e-learning and intensive seminars held in Paris, New York, Shanghai, New Delhi, São Paulo, and Cape Town, students have many flexible learning options and the opportunity to be exposed to business practices around the world. 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[email protected] Easy or not, life is certainly slow- ADVERTISING General enquiries - +33(0)9.80.76.77.82 er here in the summer months, Web: www.paris.expatriatesmagazine.com/advertise and there are plenty of distrac- Email: [email protected] tions to keep your mind off any of the harder aspects of living. It's the time of the Parisi- SUBSCRIPTIONS an exodus, leaving slightly more room in the cafés, bars, Expatriates Magazine subscription - Delivered worldwide. restaurants and métros for the incoming flocks of tourists For corporate and personal subscription information visit our store online and newly arrived expats to explore and observe 'la vie www.paris.expatriatesmagazine.com/store parisienne' at a slower pace. It's also the time of longer, lighter evenings which can be spent exploring some of the CONTRIBUTIONS lesser-known parts of the capital, or maybe visiting some Community - Beranette Martin of the many parks that now remain open 24 hours a day Education - Rosemary Erskine (see this month's City News on page 6). Horoscopes - Manish Kumar Arora Living - Belle David This summer you can also help to make living easier for PHOTOGRAPHY other expats, by voting in the 2017 edition of our Best of Aurélie Guisiano Paris campaign. The results of this annual online survey Chopchics in Paris will be published in the September 'Best of Paris' edition Linh Tran of Expatriates Magazine - a useful reference guide to all Marc Nouss the best things Paris has to offer for the expatriate com- Rob Sitbon munity. So whether you are looking for an idea for a day Romain Figuiere out, a specific type of restaurant, service, or other, you will be able to quickly find those already endorsed by other Cover Image by Marc Nouss expats living here. The voting platform www.best-in.paris will be open until August 14th, so you still have plenty of time to browse the 180 categories available for your votes. Whether you are taking a break this summer or having to work through it, I hope you will be able to enjoy just being here! 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