Madamoiselle la Teacher

Plan B

10 March 2011
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Well I’m back in Provence. To be quite honest, I had a hard time boarding the plane and leaving my American life behind. It felt so good reconnecting with friends, spending time with my family and just being around the comforts of home – from my turquoise room to my adorable fluffy white cat, Maiden. And [...]

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Thanksgiving in Provence

25 November 2010
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This is not my first Thanksgiving in France, it is however my first Thanksgiving celebrated without Americans. It never dawned on me that I was the only American until the fourth Thursday of November was just around the corner. I realized it was up to me, and only me, to make Thanksgiving happen in my [...]

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Personal Paradigm Shift

25 September 2010
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Before I left for France, I dutifully began preparing for what was to become my role here: an English teacher to high school students. I packed magazines I hoped my students would like, books I hoped would share a wide view of my home country and guides for teaching ESL because I certainly had no [...]

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My French Job

16 August 2010
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I’ve been so wrapped up in what it takes to get to France that I haven’t taken much time to think about what I’ll be doing there. Now that my beautiful visa has arrived, my weekend has been filled with thoughts on what to pack, what not to pack, what to buy before I go, [...]

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Crazy for France

7 July 2010
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So I am sitting at work, busying myself with this and that not really aware that time is totally flying by. I have two months before my flight takes off and I still don’t even have my paperwork from France (and I know full-well about the bureaucracy in France). My consulate appointment is in two [...]

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