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Tour of the South
Pictures from my week of vacation in the south ( Read more... ) -
Random happenings
So, the weather here in Metz has been doing strange things, which is not at all strange for this time of year. This past week, the temperature suddenly dropped and winter arrived. The result? Pretty much everyone is sick! And they are all out to get me sick, or so it seems. As I've mentioned many times before, the French have a different ( Read more... ) -
Update on the Farmer Strike
Well, I've just arrived home from the university where I learned that due to the farmer's strike tomorrow and the risk that the whole city will be blocked, we do not have class tomorrow! The whole campus will be shut down. I asked about five people at the university to confirm that I don't have to teach tomorrow...and it is indeed true. We have ( Read more... ) -
God bless France
"Compte tenu de la manifestation des agriculteurs, prévue ce vendredi 16 octobre, des perturbations sont à prévoir à l'entrée et à la sortie du campus du Saulcy ( Read more... ) -
odds and ends from monstrous monday
Well, another monstrous Monday is in the books and it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected it to be...actually, my classes on Monday are pretty good. It's just the prospect of being in front of people for five hours straight that is so daunting. My mom told me I needed to find something positive about Mondays. Well, here it is: the feeling of ( Read more... ) -
paris-versailles
official time: http://www.parisversailles.com/lgc_resultat_indiv.phpRead more... )