Not a problem at all, its what I'm here for! He was present at my interviews and most of my friends interviews, he will actually be one of your professors so you'll get to know him pretty well. He possibly the most helpful person on campus and a really good contact as he seems to know pretty much everything and everyone in the Middle East! Free time, well it depends most evenings we don't get a lot of free time, maybe an hour or two if you are managing to get all your work done and quite a bit more over the weekend (probably a day off or more). There are quite a few societies (sports/arts/political/debate) to join here, I'm part of 4 so most evenings we'll be having meetings or doing things. Otherwise there isn't very much to do in Menton, there are watersports, the odd bar and restaurant otherwise we mainly have house parties or sit on the beach instead of clubbing or going to bars. Most weekends someone will go in to Nice or Monaco or elsewhere to do some exploring or enjoy the nightlife there... You can make of Menton what you want to really you've got to be willing to go out of your way and go out otherwise you'll just go a bit stir crazy!
Jana