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July 17, 2006

For the hundredth time - would. . . you. . . speak. . . FRENCH!!!

Up at 06.30, last minute cutting and pasting for lessons, teaching, preparing for afternoon lessons, teaching, supervising activities, preparing for...

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May 14, 2006

Lost in Translocation

The month of mai in France is plagued by long weekends. But rather than sit at home complaining about my...

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March 26, 2006

And so you're back . . . from outer space . . . I just walked in to find you here with that look upon your face

And so began my Friday English class for the Parisian unemployed. Doing my best to make listening tasks a little...

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December 28, 2005

That's Santas' little saw, mon ami

My month began with the CELTA course (certificate in english language teaching adults). I taught English to a group of...

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September 10, 2005

Cobbled streets in ridiculous heels

I was offered another trip to Paris just weeks after my return. This time a romantic weekend. A research secondment...

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August 23, 2005

Je voudrais two plates, a box of crayons, anti-inflammatories, and a plastic bag silvousplait

And so we have the linguistically awkward situations I found myself in, in Paris. The city of verbal paranoia. Even...

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