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Back in the Valley

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Post published:June 15, 2011
Post Category:Life in General / Travel
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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!

Post Author:43f0a
Post published:March 11, 2011
Post Category:Dream Life / Travel
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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?”

Post Author:43f0a
Post published:January 3, 2011
Post Category:France / Travel
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{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

Post Author:43f0a
Post published:December 26, 2010
Post Category:France / Life in General / Travel
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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

Post Author:43f0a
Post published:December 13, 2010
Post Category:Life in General / Recipes/Cooking / Travel
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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

Post Author:43f0a
Post published:December 3, 2010
Post Category:France / Life in General / Travel
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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

Post Author:43f0a
Post published:October 26, 2010
Post Category:France / Travel
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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 !

Post Author:43f0a
Post published:October 12, 2010
Post Category:Dream Life / France / Travel
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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

Post Author:43f0a
Post published:June 15, 2010
Post Category:Dream Life / Travel
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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

Post Author:43f0a
Post published:June 11, 2010
Post Category:France / Travel
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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…