Welcome to WICE's Links Page*, featuring
links to websites of interest to our members. |
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Local Information and Transportation |
20
Minutes (www.20minutes.fr)
If you've seen the free daily paper handed out on the metro, here's
their website (in French) with the 20 minutes headlines for the
day! |
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Expatica.com
(www.expatica.com)
Local news for English-speaking expatriates living in, working
in or moving to the Netherlands, Holland, Germany, France, Belgium
or Spain. |
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RATP
(Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens - www.ratp.fr)
Door-to-door and real-time traveller information in Ile de France:
The RATP currently offerseasy multi-modal door-to-door journey
planning for their tram, metro, bus, and commuter routes available
in English at http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/index.php |
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Other Expatriate Organizations |
American
Library in Paris (www.americanlibraryinparis.org)
The American Library in Paris is a private, non-profit, general
and research lending library. Its collection includes: fiction,
non-fiction, reference, 250 periodicals, bibliographical databases,
audio-visual materials (videos, DVDs, CDs, tapes), and a children's
library. Among the services offered to members: children's activities,
Internet access (cabled and wireless)...
Come and visit us!
10 rue du Général Camou,
75007 Paris |
The
American Women’s Group in Paris (www.awgparis.org)
AWG Paris offers exciting educational, cultural and social
programs to English speaking women. From our Book Clubs and French
Conversation Group to the Working Women's Forum that meets every
month, AWG Paris has something for everyone. Our monthly coffee
get-togethers in member's homes feature informative speakers and
give members a chance to make new friends. Our roster of monthly
activities offers artistic tours, cultural courses and fun outings
galore. |
Association
of American Wives of Europeans (www.aaweparis.org)
AAWE was founded in 1961 to protect the citizenship rights
of Americans married to Europeans and the children of these bicultural
and bilingual families. AAWE promotes American culture in this
context and assists in resolving needs specific to its permanent
resident membership. AAWE strives to strengthen understanding
among peoples of America, France and Europe on both a personal
and cultural level. |
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The
Kensington Chelsea Women's Club (www.kcwc.org.uk) is a volunteer organization started in 1983 for ex-pats living
in London who want to meet other women and to enjoy the history,
arts and culture of this great city. We now have nearly 1,600
members from various countries and cultures, even including native
Londoners. Our programmes appeal not only to newcomers but also
to those who have lived here for many years. Many different activity
groups meet at varying times and focus on members’ interests.
Activities cover a wide spectrum of special interests - Art
History, Antiques, Theatre, Golf, Horse Riding, KCWC Kids Events,
Parenting, Bible Studies, Treasures of the Mid-East, and
many more! For more information, or to become a member of the
KCWC, please check our website or contact us by phone at (44)
(0)20 7863 7562 or email info@kcwc.org.uk |
MESSAGE
(www.messageparis.org)
MESSAGE is a network of over 1000 English-speaking families
of all nationalities who live in and around Paris, offering contacts,
activities, information and support to pregnant women and families
with children. Fathers may also join. MESSAGE is non-profit organisation,
entirely run by volunteers who are all parents of young children.
For more information, call 01 58 60 00 53, or email info@messageparis.org |
The
Women's International Club of Paris (pariswic.free.fr)
Le WIC de Paris has a membership of over 200 members consisting
of 40 different nationalities. It enables like-minded women living
in and around Paris to share their cultures and is open to all
women who have lived in an international environment. The language
of the club is English. There is a monthly meeting 10 months of
the year (excluding July and August) with a guest speaker followed
by lunch. It offers a wide range of activities and events, put
on by its members, which includes a monthly coffee held in members'
homes. |
* WICE does not guarantee the accuracy of the
information found on these links. |
