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mon packing process

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Packing was a hot mess. I started Sunday for a Tuesday morning departure, which might have been ok if packing didn’t also mean cleaning the entire room (so it can be used as a guest room while I’m gone). Oh my gosh what a mess it was. I had clothing strewn everywhere and furniture to […]

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the visa

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Getting my visa was a bit of a nightmare. First came the email. “I’m hearing that appointments at the French consulate in NYC are now booked through early August…” We had previously been told to wait until we received a Campus France confirmation, but now all bets were off. I went straight to the consulate website only to see […]

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what have i been doing?

Thursday, August 1, 2013

So what have I been doing all summer? I’ve got three short weeks left until I set off for my year abroad. I’m underprepared and absolutely terrified, I can tell you that. Without further ado I present to you my wise old list of what to do during the summer/months before you leave. DO: -brush […]

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mon camera

Sunday, July 14, 2013

J’ai un camera! Un appareil-photo! That sounds pretty stupid. But anyway here it is! I ordered a real life fancy-pants camera… the Canon Rebel T3. Isn’t it beautiful??? This has, however, been my greatest progress in the last two weeks, so I can’t frolic and celebrate just now. I have yet to purchase my plane […]

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research

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

I know what books I’ll be working on for the next few weeks… thanks, dad! I’m going to be so ready it’s not even funny.

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