Hi. You don't say how long you are going to be in France and you didn't actually say you wanted to study in France. On a quick reading I got the impression that you are going to be a fully qualified French teacher in a year and a half. You didn't actually say you wanted to study in France.
On the assumption that you are just touring and improving language skills that are already excellent, I'm going to suggest Paris since it is such an ethnically diverse city AND it is also close to the Loire Valley where I've been told the most "pure" French is spoken. (Mind you, I got that information from a waitress in Paris who was from the Loire so it may not be accurate!)
Not knowing how long you'll be there, why not start in Paris. Then you can take day trips or just relocate to the Loire Valley. If you have time, try to visit a couple other very different regions just to be able to share the experience with your students. crc95's suggestion of Lyon is excellent and then perhaps go down into Provence for a while. You could take one of the inexpensive flights back north, perhaps to Rouen, and experience Normandy before returning to Paris for your flight home.
I taught in Haiti for many years so have many mixed race friends who have traveled extensively in France and they've never had problems. I think you'll be very comfortable there.
If you'll tell us how long you have and whether or not you want to study, perhaps we can give you some better suggestions.
On the assumption that you are just touring and improving language skills that are already excellent, I'm going to suggest Paris since it is such an ethnically diverse city AND it is also close to the Loire Valley where I've been told the most "pure" French is spoken. (Mind you, I got that information from a waitress in Paris who was from the Loire so it may not be accurate!)
Not knowing how long you'll be there, why not start in Paris. Then you can take day trips or just relocate to the Loire Valley. If you have time, try to visit a couple other very different regions just to be able to share the experience with your students. crc95's suggestion of Lyon is excellent and then perhaps go down into Provence for a while. You could take one of the inexpensive flights back north, perhaps to Rouen, and experience Normandy before returning to Paris for your flight home.
I taught in Haiti for many years so have many mixed race friends who have traveled extensively in France and they've never had problems. I think you'll be very comfortable there.
If you'll tell us how long you have and whether or not you want to study, perhaps we can give you some better suggestions.