Becoming a true parisian -QUIZ

1. Becoming a true parisian -QUIZ www.micefa.org

2. 1) WhereSHOULDI keep the emergency number? • A: in the file sent by the director of student affairs with acceptance material ✖ If it is an emergency it means you need direct access, imagine you need to go home, open your computer, find the mail you received and open the right document … • B: in my cell phone ✔ then you just need to dial. • C: on the documents given to me during the orientation meeting ✖ Do you carry those documents with you all the time?

3. 2) What do I NEEDto get a plan for a cell phone? • A: a valid passport ✖ You already have one, otherwise you wouldn’t be in France. • B: a Parisian address ✖ Even if you have given the MICEFA address, you can get a plan • C: a French bank account ✔ So every month, they can take the monthly payment out of your account automatically

4. 3) How do I pay for public transportation if I am 26 or under and stay for one term only? • I buy a Navigo Pass for the month or the week if I stay less than a month (forfait Navigo Mois ou Semaine) ✔ So you can adjust your payment to your need • I buy a Imagine R Pass (Forfait imagine R for students) ✖ Since it is a year plan you will continue to pay even if you are back home • I buy a ticket every time I use public transportation ✖ it could be a solution only if you decide to stay in your room all the time but you would have to report to your home university

5. 4) How do we get home at 3am when none of us has money for a cab? • My friends and I find the Noctilien (night bus) that takes us to the one who is closest to where we are. ✔ it is nice to end the night safely all together. • My friends and I take the metro that takes us to the one who has the biggest place. ✖ Metro and trains do not run at that time in the night • Everybody uses the regular bus or metro they use every day. ✖ First they do not run at night and second it is safer to stay together.

6. 5) How do I use my hairdryer that I brought to Paris? • By simply plugging it into the available plug ✖ No way you can plug it in without ruining the plug and the appliance (so to get in trouble with the landlord) • By using an adapter. ✖ You may be able to plug it in but this is the best way to burn your hairdryer. • By using a converter (French 220V to 110V) ✔ which you can find in specific stores like BHV

7. 6) What health insurance do I use if I am between the ages of 20 & 28? • A: French health insurance ✖ It does not cover me entirely and if I go to the hospital it might be pretty expensive (see the reimbursement rate) • B: my home health insurance ✖ It is good in terms of coverage but it is not accepted by the French government. • C: a combination of French and my home health insurance ✔ Between the ages of 20 and 28, the French government has made it mandatory to enroll into a national student health insurance that covers the basics.

8. 7) Where do I look on the Internet to find permanent housing? • A: www.lmde.com✖ This is a link to get your Carte Vitale that says you pay for social security • B: www.mapiaule.com✔ This is one of the many websites to find adds about sharing, renting, … (une piaule is the slang word for a place to live) • C: www.voyages-sncf.com ✖ this is the website to use to travel by train when you visit other parts of France.

9. 8) What do I need to get my student residency permit (visa long séjour)? • A: My income tax return ✖ As a student, you are not applying for residency and/or a working visa so you do not need to show that you are a good citizen. • B: Proof of home address ✖ Again they are not interested in your life in your home or host country. • C: ID pictures ✔ They need to match the picture on your passport with the person applying for the permit.

10. 9) Where can I travel without my identification being checked at the border? • A: the United Kingdom ✖ Even though the UK is in Europe, they are not part of the Schengen area, hence you need your Visa Long Séjour (student residency permit) in order to reenter France • B: Slovenia ✔ Slovenia is a recent European Union member but it joined the Schengen area immediately. C: Turkey ✖ Even though they have been trying to join the European Union for quite a while, they haven’t been accepted yet so the same as the UK applies for Turkey.

11. 10) Where do I find English speaking doctors? • In the Welcome Packet p. 22; ✔ You can find the name, address and phone number of doctors and even their domain if they are specialists. • In the phone directory ✖ Even if you use the yellow pages, it does not say if the doctor speaks English or only French. • Using the website www.allo-medecins.fr✖ The same can be said of this website (you will only find the doctor’s address, phone number and may be their domain if they are specialists)

12. To conclude, • If you have 10 right answers, it means you decided to prepare your stay in France and that you have covered all aspects of your life during that time. • If you have between 7 and 9 right answers, it means that you were prepared but there are pieces of information you still need to verify by reading your welcome packet. • If you have 6 right answers or below, you better use the welcome packet as your bedtime reading otherwise you will be asking us questions you do not need to.

13. The Welcome Packet can be found at http://micefa.org/?page_id=360