 I was born and raised in California but I received my undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and I chose TSC because it has a great faculty and it's a fantastic school and I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to live abroad. So it wasn't hard at all to adapt to the life in Toulouse. The courses are designed along international standards so it was just like going to school back home and anything you needed the professors and secretaries were all willing and happy to help out. I was awarded a scholarship to fund my master two-year and I'm very grateful for the assistance from the Jean-Jacques Lafond Foundation and it made my transition to life in France from the United States much easier. The master's program is very rigorous and it provides you with the necessary foundation to succeed in your PhD or in your future career. Toulouse is a very livable city. You can walk or bike anywhere you need to. The food is great and there's a ton of great markets that you can go to and people are very patient with you when you're just trying to learn French which I really appreciate. International, academic and stimulating.