Back in the Valley
It's hard to believe that three weeks have passed since the fateful day of my depart from Saint Etienne. It's hard to believe that I still have not found employment…
PIEROGI!
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…
“How do you say ‘foie gras’ in English?”
{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…
Snow + French people = Chaos
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…
The Continued Battle with the Convection Oven
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…
Thanksgiving Potluck
While in France there are a LOT of holidays, one of my favorites, Thanksgiving, does not exist here. So, you may be wondering what I did. Well, not only did…
Toussaint Vacation – Part 1
We are now in our first period of “vacances scolaires” (school vacation) – for the Toussaint holiday. We have a week and a half off from school. Yes, we have…
Vive la France … Vive les Grèves !
I admit, I was a little worried last week when I heard there would be a nationwide strike in France today. And in spite of having experienced French strikes in…
Willkommen im Wien
Four the last four days I’ve had unique and fun experiences… in Vienna, Austria. This was my first time in a German speaking nation and my first time in a…
Linguistic Remarks
When we first arrived, I had a lot of confidence for my language skills, as I had lived in Paris for a semester and I just finished a bachelor’s in…