- School Trip
So the next day after the rally we packed up our stuff and got ready for the school trip to Strasbourg. We all got on to the bus at 10 at night and by that time I was just about Posted by blondie02 in French Exchange | Mar 15, 2008
- Rally
I'm sorry that I have been out of contact for a week but I was away on a school trip. Lots has happened since the last time I wrote. The Rally first of all was amazing. A rally is basically Posted by blondie02 in French Exchange | Mar 15, 2008
- Thank you...
....C! Ah little C in my worst class....the poor kid really really played up for the first term and literally never ever did the small amount of written work (like 8 words!) I asked them to. His teacher's approach was Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Mar 13, 2008
- She was a raiiiiiiil-tripper
Have just got back from South-East France by train trip with Molly and Rachel; had a really great time: saw lots of stuff , got some more experiences. Sadly still no internet so am gonna get on with writing Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Mar 10, 2008
- http://ia24.ac-bordeaux.fr/CM2Dictsonore3.htm
Have been writing some articles which are going to appear in a new student-run Modern Languages magazine website thingymebob; one of my experiences on the nine month language assistant contract, and the other an introductory overview to the primary school Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Mar 4, 2008
- 4th March
Had a great time at home; really, really nice. You wouldn’t believe how living abroad makes you appreciate things…from a feeling of contented excitement stood in a Sainsbury’s aisle (soooo many different foods…) to being able to listen in on Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Mar 4, 2008
- Avant les vacances
I saw the most amazing movie on monday night called
Three Colors: Red
I highly recommend, its a very philosophical movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Colors:_Red
I also finally caught up with Magali who introduced me to the comic strip Posted by Chloelm in Aventures et Instances A Paris | Mar 10, 2008
- the glorious reunification of the roommates
Insert a few days of class... nothing too important, you know. Just the usual note-taking, course-finding, homeworking-doing (sort of) week. A weekend that was (thankfully) rather uneventful gave me time to catch up on a lot of different things, especia Posted by decuirrl in a long-winded carte postale | Mar 8, 2008
- The first day of school...or should I say hell
Well after my first and second day of school I am thanking god that I don't live here. Yesterday on my first day I had eight hours of courses, school started at 8 and ended at 4:45. It nearly killed Posted by blondie02 in French Exchange | Mar 4, 2008
- School starts soon :(
Well I'm thinking that school will be rather interesting because I know no one in my classes and I don't even know what classes I'm taking yet so . Last night I saw Jumper in French and I suggest not Posted by blondie02 in French Exchange | Mar 1, 2008
- Carnaval!
As the past two years have been severely lacking in the Mardi Gras department (and I had worked my schedule so as to not have classes on Mondays or Tuesdays) I was bound and determined to celebrate it here. Posted by decuirrl in a long-winded carte postale | Feb 27, 2008
- Another day
Well I wrote a blog already but my silly computer decided that it no longer liked the internet so I couldn't post it. It didn't even come into my realm of thinking that I could save it but oh Posted by blondie02 in French Exchange | Feb 27, 2008
- I am a huge procrastinator
Oh dear. I haven't written anything since Christmas. Seems I am not quite so good at this update game. But to my credit, quite a lot has been going on and I have been out there experiencing Posted by decuirrl in a long-winded carte postale | Feb 27, 2008
- THE ARCHE DE TRIUMPHE: FRANCE'S VERSION OF NATURAL SELECTION
Ahh, Paris... the Palace of Versailles, the Louvre, the Champs Elyssee... every year, tourists spend BILLIONS to be emmersed in French culture. Bands of smiling tourists arrive in this magnificent city hoping for a dose of refined culture and a Posted by Erica32145 in ANYWHERE BUT HERE | Feb 26, 2008
- Paris
We went to Paris last weekend, and it was so amazing! (At least the days were, the nights were a little dramatic. Tip: Don't put five girls in one hotel room.) We left Barcelona Thursday afternoon and arrived in Posted by Kara M in Life in Barcelona | Feb 25, 2008
- The first week, la premiere semaine
I was going to write this all in French but there really is no way for me to do that because it would take way to long. Anyways the trip started off well, we all said bye...and I am proud Posted by blondie02 in French Exchange | Feb 25, 2008
- Election fever
Just been into town and it has, overnight it seems, been bombarded with posters and boards making it impossible to avoid the approaching municipal elections (which will be held on the 9th and 16th of March).
These elections happen every 6 Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Feb 24, 2008
- Patriotism
Living abroad does funny things to you. Well, to me. It makes me want to eat chip buttys and trifle (seriously have had *such* major cravings for these the last few days), and last night it actually made me kinda Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Feb 24, 2008
- La genese du projet
Bonjour à tous et bienvenue sur ce blog.
J'ai opte pour cette option plutot que d'envoyer des emails afin de ne pas alourdir vos boites de photos et de vous saouler avec mes histoires. Avec ce blog vous pouvez avoir des Posted by flavienc in 5 mois sur la cordillère des Andes | Jan 30, 2008
- Troyes, Dromedaires, et du The A La Menthe
This weekend I took a day trip to the city of Troyes, a beautiful little town in the region of Champagne. Fittingly the town center is in the shape of a bouchon de champagne or champagne cork. It Posted by Chloelm in Aventures et Instances A Paris | Feb 20, 2008
- End of term
So last day of term today which means START OF HOLIDAYS! YAY! And after a few days of cloud the sun is back today, really really warm so lets hope its gonna stay like that for a week at home Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Feb 22, 2008
- Welcome
There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form, by injected humour, or randomised words which don't look even slightly believable. If you are going to use a passage of Posted by Rmacs in France Here we come | Feb 21, 2008
- Day 86-92
I arrived in Paris, but not really. I was flying a cheap airline that shall remain nameless so when flying to Paris I actually went to Beauvais, 40 miles away. But I got there eventually in the evening and caught Posted by jess_capri in European Adventure | Feb 11, 2007
- Grand ol', romantic ol' big ol' Paris
We'd been back in Edinburgh for a few months after our last big odyssey and our first wedding anniversary was fast approaching. So what better excuse to take another trip to a 'romantic' city, and what better place than Paris. Posted by jamienrach in Jamie'n'Rach | Feb 19, 2008
- More musings on the French education system
I made my own little contribution to the education of the nation's mini-frenchies today doing some recorings for JP (our responsable) to go on the web. Was luckily not songs (which I thought it was going to be) but just Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Feb 19, 2008