End of TAPIF thoughts
I’ve thought about how I wanted to write my “end of TAPIF” post so many times over the last few weeks, and even sat down and...
Vacances de printemps: Munich and Besançon
The Strasbourg académie is in Zone B, so our spring break is the middle two weeks of April. It’s a little weird to have one last week of...
Le Grand Ballon d'Alsace
Le Grand Ballon, or the Big Balloon! It's the highest point in the Vosges and in all of Alsace at 4,672 ft. I had wanted to get up to...
CULTURAL CONUNDRUMS: Entertainment
I’ve been grateful during this time in France that while there are cultural differences that are an adjustment, I’m still in a Western...
CULTURAL CONUNDRUMS: Students
This topic was something I really didn't know anything about before TAPIF, because it's certainly not something that's studied in French...
CULTURAL CONUNDRUMS: Travel
This week, my cultural conundrum is travel. It’s so much easier and more affordable to travel in Europe than in the United States! Like,...
Vacances d'hiver adventures
Here in France, there's Christmas break, six weeks of class, and then "winter" break. It's starting to feel a lot more like spring, but...
December update--in which I spent over an hour making this photo gallery and adding captions, then a
(click on the images to view them larger and read the captions) Hello, all! I have decided that since I’ve fallen behind in a weird way...
Je suis arrivée!
Wednesday, 9/21-Thursday, 9/22 Today was the big day! I said my tearful goodbyes to friends and family and headed off on my journey to...
Organization tips
Salut, tous! In this post I wanted to share what has helped me stay organized and able to plan this trip. If that's not your jam and...
