Sarah
@Sarah+VB
French expat in Australia
Forum posts
14
Contacts
2
About me
French
Lives in Melbourne
Speaks French, English
Registration: 20 February 2012
About
My expat journey
Australia
Orleans, France
I stayed with my husbands family and did sightseeing.
I didn't work during this time.
Orl茅ans is a beautiful town, the Cathedral is gorgeous. It's in a good central location and there's lots to see around the region.
There's not much to do in the city itself.
Activity
A nightmare in french by mavertu
holly crap! why don't people in this country speak English...it's nightmare if you don't speak french here.
Il va falloir que t'apprennes du fran莽ais alors ! Read More
Long term rentals in or around Nice by mrsdunc
Hi there, My husband and I are looking to move to Nice next year. Although it's a bit early to start looking for places to rent, we wanted to get an idea of costs and what we would get for our money. It's a bit of a nightmare! We can only seem to ...
To get an idea of the price you can check out leboncoin.fr Read More
Do I have any options? by Empty.Blue.Seats
So, long story short, I worked in France legally as an english assistant through their national education system. After 7 months as a teacher I found a job as an architect. I was extremely happy to get back into my field. The prefecture started the ...
Actually it's true, but only for people who need to be sponsored/don't have a normal work visa. People on student visas can work (limited hours), and they don't have to better qualified than a French person. In your case after your assistantship ... Read More
Teaching in Toulouse by rebeccagrimaud
Hi, Im an Australian teacher and would love any advice people have about teaching in Toulouse. Are there any teaching agencies? What do I need to be able to teach in English schools? How hard is it to get a job? Is there an English Assistant job ...
Here is a rundown. To work in the public school system, you have to be a EU or French national, because you need to pass the relevant concours/exam which is not open to non-EU non-French nationals. The only exception is being an English language ... Read More