- 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
- Feeling old
Quote of the morning:
"Maitresse! 'Ello! Tu sais quelque'chose?...tu as exactement les memes chausseures que ma mere!"
("Miiiisssss! Ello! Do you know what?....you've got exactly the same shoes as my mum!")
Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Feb 19, 2008
- Futuroscope and Poitiers
Have had an excellent weekend!!! Sunshine was out again (although Saturday was kinda windy and very cold at times) and we headed up North to Poitiers and the nearby Futuroscope theme park. Had an excellent time: the company was brilliant, Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Feb 18, 2008
- He's in town...
http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2008/02/15/nicolas-sarkozy-et-xavier-darcos-font-bloc-pour-reformer-l-ecole-primaire_1011760_823448.html#ens_id=861150
Aye so Sarkozy has been and gone I think. Arrived by private jet into the little airport here Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Feb 15, 2008
- France
If you are in France These are some of the festival you can attend. France has over 200 festivals in the Summer I don't know all of them but their are many to choose from. Here are just a few Posted by TourDogg in Music festival's from around the world | Feb 15, 2008
- Hey There Sarkozy!
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! One of the teachers had flowers delivered to school today, and Rachel, the lucky duck, got a crepe from a boy called Valentin (his mum made a whole load because it's "his day"...how cute is that?!). Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Feb 14, 2008
- Oooo....freebies!
When I got my 12-25 railway card (which gives me usually 50% off of train fares), they also sent me a "S'miles" carte de fidelite. (Which is funny enough in itself being a play on two English words, neither of Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Feb 13, 2008
- No need for an alarm clock
They are building a Casino supermarket next door (unfortuanately no high stakes gambling involved, just loaves of bread) and it seems 8am-9am is optimum time for drilling and banging. Oh and a Wednesday when Lucy doesn't have to get up Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Feb 13, 2008
- A little weekend of sunshine!
So Friday I headed to chez Rachel, Montpon. The weather the whole weekend has been absolutely incroyable for February. The morning cold but between like 12ish and 6ish, absolutely gorgeous and very warm (like, at times, down to just a Posted by Lucy H in Language Assistant in the Dordogne | Feb 10, 2008
- Rodin, L'ecole des Femmes and Fontainebleau
The past couple days have been mostly filled with trying to figure out my classes and my schedule. Everything is still pretty up in the air. But I did have time to go see L'Ecole des Femmes at Posted by Chloelm in Aventures et Instances A Paris | Feb 8, 2008