La sécurité sociale de France! I normally write about traveling adventures, but I also have written about my foreign experiences and interactions which don't necessarily fall into the travel category. So today, you'll get to read about my experience of having surgery in France. First of all, as a language assistant in France, I have been gifted … Continue reading Surgery abroad
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TAPIF wrap-up and travel reflections
Bonjour from Tel Aviv (still). I said I'd write something about my experience teaching English in France and I will...I didn't win "Most Dependable" in the 6th grade pop polls for nothing! So here's a very little bit: Summary of TAPIF from my perspective...teaching is very difficult, and I am very happy I got to live in … Continue reading TAPIF wrap-up and travel reflections
Lyon on a sunny afternoon
Shalom from Tel Aviv! I finished TAPIF! It was a mixed experience, more on that in another post. My 20 hours in Lyon was just an incredible bonus tacked on to the beginning of my trip to Israel. I found a cheap and direct Transavia flight to Tel Aviv from Lyon, so why not! It … Continue reading Lyon on a sunny afternoon
Teacher life update
For my friends and family I'm in touch with regularly, you already know some of my thoughts, frustrations, and negative experiences working as a language assistant in a French middle school and high school through TAPIF. So far, the main things I do like about this experience include getting to live in Strasbourg, meeting and … Continue reading Teacher life update
L’hiver
It's winter! I'll just leave most of my snow stuff in Colorado....Strasbourg doesn't get that cold, right? Oops. Vraiment oops. FYI, Strasbourg can get really really effing cold. And the humidity makes it feel much colder than the air temperature. Thankfully, I have discovered the magical world of Decathlon, the relatively low-priced sporting goods store. … Continue reading L’hiver
Vacances de Noel 3 of 3
Bon bout d’an from Aix-en-Provence! Our last home-base before returning to Strasboug was Aix, but we mainly used it as a base from which to visit Provence. Aix itself is very nice, we spent a day ambling around. Cezanne is from Aix! We also made excellent use of the local marche, and bought lots of … Continue reading Vacances de Noel 3 of 3
Vacances de Noel 2 of 3
Carcassona: Next on the agenda was Carcassonne, the castle of my history-loving dreams. Carcassona is the Occitan name of the city, Occitan being the spoken language before the region became part of France a couple hundred years ago. Occitan seems very similar to Catalan, and they’re both Latin-based languages. Anyway, we just spent 1.5 days here, … Continue reading Vacances de Noel 2 of 3
Holidays!
In between my attempts at helping French children learn English (muuuch easier said than done), I have been getting into holiday mode. I promise, I actually spend time working, but that isn't as interesting or as photogenic as these other things. Here are some photos of my first international Thanksgiving (4 Americans, 1 German, 3 … Continue reading Holidays!
Exploring Alsace
La vie strasbourgeoise: I am slowly making my way around Strasbourg and other parts of Alsace. Lots of cool things to see, do, and eat! Recently, I went on a day trip to Basel, Switzerland where I met some friends. It's a lovely city, though it's about 5x more expensive to do anything in Switzerland compared to … Continue reading Exploring Alsace
Corsica part 2: Bastia
Continuing in Bastia... I arrived late, nauseated from the train, and sweaty from my hike....super cute look. It was hot and much more humid than Ajaccio or the central mountains. My roommate at the hostel was a very friendly woman from Toulouse who invited me to join her the next day. She had rented a … Continue reading Corsica part 2: Bastia
