What should I know before leaving for France?

How does one immigrate to France?

• For as long as I can remember I have wanted to leave the US for France. The US in a way is just not for me. The education system, foreign policy, obesity rates, the number of fundamentalists, etc has always been a bother to me. I have lived all over the US too so I know a thing or two about the people. I grew up in Boston, MA however throughout much of my childhood I have lived in and traveled to places such as New York, Washington, Florida and more. I am not anti-American at all. I love my country but I just need a break from it all (if that makes any sense?). As of right now I am a sophomore in college. It may sound a bit far away to think about the future but in actuality it's only 2 years. I plan on leaving college with a Journalism and International Relations degree. I have also taken up Arabic, for the benefit of Journalism. I'm also already acquainted to a little bit of the French language (my grandparents were French Canadian, I heard them speak it often). But of course living there will increase it to an understandable if not fluent level. But I have a question regarding Visas as well. There are different visas to be obtained for different lengths and types of visits to France, what are some that may apply to me? Will it be easy since I have a college education or am I just kidding myself? But all in all, will it be easy for me to accustom to France when putting all the things I have said into consideration? Or just actually being granted in? I don't know what I'll do if I can't. It seems like a relatively perfect country in my eyes. Thanks in advance. :)

• Answer:

  Try a months vacation there before you decide... its not for everybody