Since it's the holiday season in France, there have been lots of celebrations to attend and lots of cultural differences to observe. Last Tuesday at school we had a Christmas potluck lunch. There...
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I've been a bit laggy on my blog lately, but November has been quite a busy month. I'm going to try to sum everything up in a few sentences for each event with a picture or two as well so this do...
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Yesterday in Paris, some of the Language Assistants were invited to a United States Embassy briefing. Getting into the Embassy in Paris is a pretty exclusive affair, you have to go through about ...
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This is a little late, I've been behind in posting but I've been on vacation from school for the past two weeks for La Toussaint (All Saints Day). It's the school system's Fall break. It's been r...
http://stormingthebastille.blogspot.com/2011/11/je-vais-berlin.html
I'm going to Berlin to see my sister tomorrow and there will be a full posting on our adventures in Germany (hooray for beer!) But, I uploaded a few pictures and decided to just create a little p...
http://stormingthebastille.blogspot.com/2011/10/images-valent-mille-mots.html
Hello Everyone, I'm starting to get finally settled and accustomed to French life. Speaking is still mostly difficult but I'm willing to practice and learn, so I think that's a positive for m...
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This was my first week of actual school and orientation. Mostly it was just being introduced to the class and telling them about myself. The looks on their faces when I said "I'm from Chicago" ra...
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I've been in Paris for a little over a week now, sorry for not updating! Housing is a nightmare, I haven't found anyone who has been successful at finding their own living space. Except for those...
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It's two weeks until I officially leave for Paris. I wasn't planning on writing another blog post until I arrived, but I can't think of a good enough reason NOT to write this post. As many of you...
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Bonjour tout le monde, It's officially one month until my departure for France with the Teaching Assistants Program. I've decided to create a blog based on my experiences in France to keep in t...
http://stormingthebastille.blogspot.com/2011/08/lintroduction.html