I did my degree in Law & European Studies, which meant I studied French to degree level. As part of my French studies we had to spend a semester in France either studying in a French university or doing a work placement organised by our uni. I chose to work and for 8 months I worked as a hotel receptionist in a boutique hotel 50 metres off the Champs Elysees. My accommodation was organised by the employment agency so I got to live in an apartment in a beautiful old Parisian building with an inner courtyard in the 16th arrondisement, on a street called Rue de la Tour, (after the Tour Eiffel)
I loved it and due to my work schedule (7am-2pm or 2pm to 9pm) I had lots of time free every day to explore, and I walked the whole city.