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Monthly Archives: May 2014

strasbourg

Friday, May 23, 2014

In February I visited Strasbourg, a city at the eastern border where France meets Germany, with my mom and her boyfriend, Tom. Strasbourg is in the Alsace region where the mix of French and German culture is just perfect. Food from both cultures… signs in both languages… and I could see mountains. German mountains. Ah. […]

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micefa intensif

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The MICEFA intensif course was way back in September for me but it’s important for me to write about it for those of you who are soon to experience it. It’s not scary, don’t worry. The first thing to be noted is expectation vs reality. I expected it to last 3 weeks. It was only a […]

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la poste

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Post offices here are weird. Everything here is weird. This is the magical world of experiencing cultural differences. Firstly, look for that yellow and blue symbol thing. Secondly, the post office is a private business. Thirdly, they speak French. C’est dommage. Fourthly, packages and envelopes are mailed with a machine. You select your language and then what type […]

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