Independent Study Living in France Participants are housed in French home in order to make the residential component of the program an integral part of their co-curricular and cultural experience. Students find this arrangement a wonderful opportunity to be insiders rather thatn outside observers. They appreciate being able to speak French daily with their hosts and particiapte in their daily lives. Although expected to take most dinners with the hosts, student's independence is respected. Usually two students are placed in one home with the understanding that they must speak French together as well as with their hosts.
Students fill a detailed confidential form describing their living habits.
In Biarritz, all meals are taken with their French hosts. Students may remain in their homes in Paris during either Winter or Spring vacations, but will be responsible for their meals. Although the Junior Year attempts to accommodate individual requests, the Director will make the final decision int he assignemnt of French families. Students are expected, under normal circumstances, to remain in the same home during the entire academic year. An important part of hte ultural education takes place at the French table and students are urged to be curious about tasting new dishes and flexible about adapting to new culinary habits.