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Open Advising Hours
Tuesdays - 2:00-4:00 pm
Thursdays - 10:00-12:00 pm
no appt necessary
International Education
Glendening Hall, Suite 230
240 895-4202
ie@smcm.edu
St. Mary's in ARGENTINA
Speak Spanish, learn about Argentine society and culture, develop writing and research skills, and volunteer in Argentina. Semester program is designed for both non-majors with only one year of Spanish and students with advanced skills in the language.
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The City of Paris
Local Area Information
ParisInfo writes: "Paris is studentville 'par excellence': with 13 universities, specialist colleges and the prestigious academies known as 'Grandes Ecoles.' Welcoming around 300,000 students each year, Paris merits its title of European university capital." For more information about France, visit:
- French Tourist Office: http://www.francetourism.com/
- France Guide, official guide of the French Government Tourist Office: http://us.franceguide.com/
- ParisInfo.com, the official web site of the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://en.parisinfo.com/
- Paris and its Neighborhoods: http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-map/paris-and-its-neighbourhoods/
- Etudiant de Paris: http://www.etudiantdeparis.fr/info/10
Maps
Paris Weather
Continental France is divided into four climatic zones:
- Oceanic and humid climate with often cool summers to the west of a line from Bayonne to Lille;
- Semi-continental climate with harsh winters and hot summers in Alsace, Lorraine, along the Rhône corridor and in the mountainous massifs (Alps, Pyrenees and Massif Central);
- Intermediate climate with cold winters and hot summers in the north, and in the Paris and central regions;
- Mediterranean climate with mild winters and very hot summers in the south of France.
Weather forecasts given out for each Department by local forecasters are available at http://www.meteo.fr/meteonet/
