Each week, TFD is taking an in-depth look at the cost of living in other countries, to learn how people like us are able to fund their worldwide dreams. We have an incredible lineup of people who have moved to every corner of the globe, and are more than willing to explain what their expenses are, and what it took to take the plunge and move abroad.
If you live abroad, or have lived abroad recently, and would like to participate in this exploration, email maya thefinancialdiet. Last week, we explored Istanbul. What city do you live in, and when did you move there? I live in Dijon, France and moved here in July to start school.
I am a full-time university student. The main campus is in Paris, but they have regional campuses throughout the country that each specialize in studying a certain region of the world; my campus focuses on Eastern Europe.
In terms of funding my life, currently, my parents pay my tuition and living expenses, which is very fortunate. I pay for any extraneous expenses weekend trips, alcohol, clothes with money I saved from my job as a camp counselor last summer.
How did you end up going to school in Dijon? I had never heard of the school that I go to until about one month into my senior year of high school. Although studying abroad for my degree interested me, initially I thought it was too hard and put the idea on the back burner. I then learned about a double degree program my current school has with Columbia University, and I was very intrigued by the French school.
