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All of your mail should be addressed to you c/o IES Abroad Nice and mailed to you at the IES Abroad Nice Center. Your Name c/o IES Abroad Nice 31 Avenue Jean Médecin Quatrième étage (Fourth Floor) 06000 Nice, France Please do not have any mail sent to your housing address. This system helps avoid complications that arise with mailbox keys at your residence and delivery of packages, registered letters, and letters with postage due. Letters typically require five to 10 days to arrive. Warn family and friends that if they declare the value of contents when shipping packages, you will have to pay...
The French monetary unit is the euro (€). For more information on the euro and related topics, consult The European Commission site. For current exchange rates, check the business section of any large newspaper or consult xe.com. Before departing for France, you should exchange your local currency for about €200 to cover immediate expenses. Euros can be purchased at most large banks and at most international airports. Keep in mind you may be charged an extra transaction fee, and exchange rates can fluctuate. When changing money, please make sure to ask for smaller notes (€50 notes or less)...
Nice enjoys a Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and 300 days of sunshine on average. Winter to Spring temperatures can average from 7°C to 18°C and Summer temperatures can average from 18°C to 29°C.
Most French electricity operates at 220 volts (which may differ from your home country), which means you may need a transformer or converter in order to use major electrical appliances. Past students advise keeping appliances to a minimum. You can purchase many appliances, such as a dual-voltage hair dryer, on-site for a reasonable price. You will need an adapter to plug dual-voltage appliances like computers, cell phones, and hair dryers into wall sockets in France. Adapters can be purchased at some hardware stores or a travel store. Please be advised to purchase an adapter that works for...

Combatting The Urge To Go Home

Throughout most of these blogs, you hear all about how much fun everyone is having while abroad. We did this, we did that, we swam with sea lions, we climbed the volcano, we visited the only freshwater lagoon in all of the Galapagos Islands. Yes, those moments are all amazing and memories that will last a lifetime. But let me be real for a second, that’s not always the complete truth. 

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Bouldering in Berlin

I boulder on the team at my home university, and have always found it to be a great way to meet new people and stay active. Because I’m on a team, though, I have never had to find my own gym or make my own climbing community. Since I knew that I wanted to keep climbing while abroad, I decided to do some research in advance. Using Google Maps, a couple of Reddit threads, and the VisitBerlin site for inspiration, I looked into some of the gyms in the area to get a sense of what my options would be.

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