I will have to generalize on this one because the lifestyle depends very much on where you are.  The only real constant is that you will miss home, but hopefully you will find things that you like too. 

Most teams practice twice a day for part of the week and once a day for the rest of the week.  Depending on your team, you will play one or two games a week.  The top teams in each league play twice; once against teams in their own country, and once against the top teams from other countries. 

Every team will provide you with an apartment and most will provide you with a car.  If you have a friend with a stick shift you might want to ask him for lessons because a lot of places in Europe do not have automatics at all.  Usually teams cover all of your bills expect for the phone and gas for your car. 

Nearly everywhere you play you will be able to have high speed internet and usually you'll get satellite TV with at least a few channels in English.

To get a look at the lifestyle for me in Vichy, France click the pictures below for some short videos.

Around town

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Practice

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Road trip
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