What’s Included:
A “Try-It-Out-Trip”
What’s Included:
What’s Included:
- Accommodation in a vetted, high-quality apartment, well located for all activities (21 days, arriving Sept 20 /departing October 11th)
- Tuition,
- In-depth online course
- A quick primer of basic knowledge so we can ask the most useful questions to learn.
- Where do I belong; choosing your best towns Climate, Transportation, Healthcare, Welcome, Costs and ”Other Stuff”. You’ll end up with the 5 best towns for you.
- How do I belong?
- Getting as good at the French language including assessment of your current level and learning style
- Honestly assessing your resiliency skills for the adjustment required in relocating.
- In-depth online course
- Curriculum in Angers, which is tailored to the participants’ interests and is delivered in partnership with the English Language Library. Last year’s trip included:
- Music concerts, dinners and aperos in the homes of local volunteers
- Visits and seminars on vaarious housing options (senior, real estate seminars)
- Panel discussion with locals whose topics included:
- Why Angers?
- French family life & culture
- Local food & wine
- Tech & French Admin
- Trips locally and to neighboring towns of interest may include Tours, Saumur, Rennes.
- Local language partners to complete 6 hours of French conversation
- A range of community activities you may choose including: hiking, gardening, dining, language conversation groups, even knitting!
Approximately 1/3 of your waking hours is likely to have an activity scheduled. The first days will be busy! Moving along, there will more free time as you acquire more knowledge and can explore on your own. Remember, this is NOT a typical tour; many activities are available to you, but we’ll ask you to be independent in many. This trip is, at its heart, helping you to build skills that help you begin to belong.
Not sure which apartment is right for you? Book a free Discovery call here. We’ve seen all the apartments and know their pluses and minuses. And we’re sticklers for helping you know what will suit you best.
What can be added on:
What can be added on:
Add-on towns: We can arrange additional support for stays in the following towns. This service can include accommodation or not as you prefer:
- Argeles-sur-Mer
- Dijon
- Bordeaux
- Lyon
- Lille
- Montpellier (+ Beziers)
- Nimes (+ Uzes)
- Nice (+ Vence)
- Saumur
- Strasbourg
- Tours
- Villages in and around Angers (with more of a countryside feel)
Add-on services comprise of a trusted local mentor and, when available, contacts for any expat groups in the location. We can also arrange or advise you on accommodation.
What’s NOT included:
- Meals: Each apartment includes a well-equipped kitchen. In addition, Angers has countless restaurants with all kinds of price ranges. What meals will cost can range from what you spend on groceries at home (or a little less!) to the ‘sky’s-the-limit’ if you choose the many fine dining options.
- Ground Transportation: Plan on paying for trainfare to and from your arriving airport (likely around €100) and the excellent local transportation, should you choose it. Prices vary depending on usage, class, and when and how you purchase your tickets. We can advise.
- Airfare: One reason we chose Angers is that it is an easy trip (non-stop TGV) from the CDG airport outside Paris, by far the largest international airport in France. Prices vary. We have a partnership with an experienced travel agent should you want help choosing and purchasing your flight.
Your per person price can vary as much at $2711 – $4741 pp. There are two variables:
- Per person occupancy of each apartment.
- The type of apartment chosen.
