Denial and Frustration (Moving and Unemployment)
So, now that my contract is officially over, I've been out of the lycée for two weeks, my more than a month-long job search is turning around nothing but let-downs…
Entries about travel experiences or places
So, now that my contract is officially over, I've been out of the lycée for two weeks, my more than a month-long job search is turning around nothing but let-downs…
If you know me personally and/or have talked to me about my experiences teaching, you'll know that it hasn't been the easiest for me. I started in October with minimal…
So I've been traveling for the last two weeks. It's been tiring, but epic. I'm in Warsaw (Warszawa), Poland right now. I just needed to share the emotion I felt…
Yesterday we took a trip to a local chateau. It's funny living in a place where you can visit castles in your spare time. It's not like the United States…
During my trip to Alsace (region of France in the north bordering Germany), I experienced an amusing ironic moment. I found myself having dinner at an Alsacien family's house with…
As I said in my last post, I've just had 2 weeks of vacation. I started out by taking a short trip to Alsace. Though in this case, short trip…
{EDIT 11 MAY 2011: Click for a pronunciation guide of the word "foie gras."} So coming back from 2 weeks of vacation and tomorrow will be my first day back…
So the week before Christmas vacation, there were threats of a "big storm" that was said to yield about 10 cm of snow in the Loire. (10 cm is about…
So, I decided instead of buying gifts for everyone in the French family that I was with for Christmas, that I would continue the cultural exchange and make something that…
Because I'm an American in France and there are certain American delicacies I just cannot live without, I have been putting my microwave convection oven to the test. The latest…