Accomodations in Paris, Jouars-Pontchartrain, and Avignon
Residence in Paris
Students will be housed at the FIAP, an International Accommodation Residence. Breakfast and one additional meal will be provided each day of the stay.
● Located near the center of Paris in the 14th arrondissement
● Rooms are equipped with showers and toilets
● Internet access and card phones are available
● Towels and linens are provided (soap is not)
● Students will be given maps
● Television is available
● Students may borrow a variety of games
● A piano-bar is available every Wednesday evening
● A discotheque takes place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
● Rooms are available for table tennis
● A video room is available to students to watch a film (action films, thrillers, or tourist films)
Additional information concerning the FIAP and images of the facility may be obtained through the following web-site: http://www.fiap.asso.fr/uk/index.html
Residence in Jouars-Pontchartrain
For several years, there has been an exchange between students of English in the Jouars-Pontchartrain area and Southeastern students. This time, Southeastern students will spend one week with host families in Hammond's twin city in France: Jouars-Pontchartrain. These are high school students, 16 to 19 years old, who study under the English teacher, Michéle Rollin, at the Violet le Duc High School in Villiers-St-Frédéric. You will get a chance to meet some of them when they come to Hammond in February 2009 for 10 days. Southeastern students tend to be apprehensive about staying with host families but they end up totally loving it. French families go out of their way to show you the best of their country: food, cultural visits, and just fun with other young students! This experience turns out to be one of the highlights of the trip for our Southeastern students!
Residence in Avignon
Students will stay in a youth hostel on an island in the Rhône River, facing the Palace of the Popes; Auberge Bagatelle.