Making friends abroad?

Chuchoter

I'm going to France for a few weeks to work and learn French, but I'm worried I'm going to be on my own all the time. Its a university town so there should be loads of people my age there, just finding them will be the hard part. How do you go about meeting people? I don't even know where to look for classes or anything.

silja

The French can be quite reserved, so since you'll only be there a few weeks, it may be difficult making good friends. I would start now- check online, such as Facebook groups for the area you are moving to, or hobbies you are interested in etc. Maybe you can make some online friends to meet up with when you get there, I did that and it really helped me once I moved abroad to know some people already.

You also say you will be working there, so you should try and be friendly with your co-workers; like in Ireland, collegues often go for a drink after work, but it's usually wine in France.

Chuchoter

I'm working with a family in a small town so no coworkers. I'll keep an eye out for online groups though, hadn't thought of that one!