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Okay, so, bises = kissy thing French people do ( Read more... )

basically, as i get more and more free time here in France, I am becoming more and more obsessed with wedding things ( Read more... )

does anyone remember the URL for a website that had all of these cute, well designed games that were all different and frequently featured cute animals? i used to play on it a lot in 2005. it always had really soothing music in the background of all the games. i distinctly remember 3 different games: a duck pond, where you would click on ducks to ( Read more... )

I wish I could have cool dreams, as I once did, but lately all I have are crazy real life situation dreams. Dreams should be an escape from reality, I think, more than an amplification of the stress of reality ( Read more... )

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there are many reasons i could give for why exactly France is the perfect model of inefficiency. i think i found my favorite today as i was leaving the office: the cleaning crew scrubbing the floor of the bathroom that is always locked and consequently, no one uses. oh, france, when will you learn?

p.s. - it is not a special bathroom for professors ( Read more... )

did you know the Canadian dollar is worth more than the U.S. dollar now?

i've been out of the news loop a bit because I only recently got internet, still no TV, and I would just like to say, I am very, very happy by the fact that I got my first (in Euro) paycheck a couple days ago.

hopefully you all already knew about the canadian dollar's triumph, ( Read more... )

hey everyone....so i'm pretty much giving up on LJ, for now, at least, until I get a wave of creativity or something. Right now all my creative energy goes into getting settled, getting ready to teach, and wedding stuff. I will, however, be sending out email updates about me and Rick's French adventures, so if you're interested, let me know. I ( Read more... )

So, I am leaving tomorrow for France. I'll be staying in Dijon for 9 months....scary. Everything is packed but I'm pretty sure we overpacked - it's hard when you have to pack 3 seasons worth of clothes. Plus I made a point of stocking up on things that will cost us more there, probably not the most genius idea but hopefully it will actually save me ( Read more... )