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Gap Year Programs in Lyon,France

France remains one of the top destinations for a gap year and there are literally dozens of cities to choose from when exploring. So why should you choose Lyon, France? One major reason: You’ll never be short on things to do! Plus, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a city more quintessentially French than this lion of a village. Home to some of the best French gastronomy, historical sites dating back to the Stone Age, outdoor adventures including ice skating and skiing, and affectionately known as the capital of cinema, Lyon gap years are hard to beat!
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Teach English to Your Host Family and Explore France!

As a World Explorer in France, you will get the chance to learn the real French way of life. You can put on a beret, learn to make crepes, become a cheese expert and a wine snob during your stay with a local host family. Sharing your language and culture has never been so fun, and not to mention fulfilling. Learning French? World Explorers provides you with an ideal environment to improve your language skills. While you are not required to speak French, we want you to come back from your trip saying more than just, "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi!" CHI works with trusted overseas partners in France to find the best host families possible. Please note that most placements are often outside of the city center due to limited living space in urban areas. While you can request your ideal destination, we ask that you are flexible as our placements can be anywhere in the country depending on what is available. For example, we cannot guarantee that you will be placed in Paris. Recent placements have been near Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes and Rennes.

A Guide to Gap Year Programs in Lyon

Why Take a Gap Year in Lyon?

There are many, popular gap year programs in Lyon for the adventuresome, and perhaps none more appealing than creating your own tour of the famous bouchons and indulging in the delectable French cuisine on a Culinary gap year. From a practical viewpoint, Lyon is business-friendly and offers plenty of internships, the universities offer language immersion and are renowned for attracting international students, and you couldn’t ask for better volunteer opportunities.

How’s this for a gap year activity: Attend as many of the dozens of annual festivals as possible! The Light Festival is particularly popular, but don’t forget about a festivals for comic books, film, beer, improv, dance, and even a festival dedicated to silk. Typically lasting throughout a weekend and rarely overlapping, it’s a great chance to meet people, learn, and truly gain from a gap year in Lyon.

This gap year isn’t going to plan itself. Browse below to find the perfect program for you!

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