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ALRIGHT GUYS, I'm just going to go ahead and spare you my usual "Holy CANOLI, I haven't updated this blog in WEEKS! Life's crazy, so many baguettes to eat, SO LITTLE TIME LOL" schpiel and pretend that I haven't only written once since Christmas. So, moving on, ZBZ.

 The past two weeks of classes have been so-so. I'm beginning to feel easily frusterated by lackluster and chatty/rude students and miscommunication with professors alike, but I'm trying to keep a good spirit. There are wonderful moments, however, when students surprise me with a certain drive or desire to learn which makes up for those who could care less. For example, I have had at least two students who have been deemed "unworthy" of spending class time with me by their professor because of a low level or bad behavior, but who have specifically asked their professor to be allowed back into my class, which is nice. In other news, this week is practice exams for my Terminale students (equivalent to American senior's in their last year of high school), which means at least three of my classes are canceled. Impeccable. 

  In other other news, I have had the chance to see snow in Angers not only once but TWICE, and although it didn't stick around long and turned to mush almost instantaneously, I was pretty stoked to see it if even for a short while.


So happy themed parties are still a thing post-grad
La neige!
Beautiful day for a promenade

Last night my friends Emily and Diana hosted a potluck, for which I made a pasta brussel sprout cheese dish (which can be found here, if you're interested) which actually turned out pretty well I thought. As I was texting a friend, I realized that I still didn't know the word for "potluck" in French, so off I went to (my internet savior) wordreference.com to check the forums, and the closest translation I could find was repas où chaque invite apporte quelque chose à manger. Or, literally, "meal where each invitée brings something to eat".....doesn't quite have the same finesse as "potluck" in my opinion. Maybe I'll try to make the wonderful phrase a thing here...will have to check with the French language police first.


In the traditional style française, crêpes were also made
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03 February 2013

fin, bref.

ALRIGHT GUYS, I'm just going to go ahead and spare you my usual "Holy CANOLI, I haven't updated this blog in WEEKS! Life's crazy, so many baguettes to eat, SO LITTLE TIME LOL" schpiel and pretend that I haven't only written once since Christmas. So, moving on, ZBZ.

 The past two weeks of classes have been so-so. I'm beginning to feel easily frusterated by lackluster and chatty/rude students and miscommunication with professors alike, but I'm trying to keep a good spirit. There are wonderful moments, however, when students surprise me with a certain drive or desire to learn which makes up for those who could care less. For example, I have had at least two students who have been deemed "unworthy" of spending class time with me by their professor because of a low level or bad behavior, but who have specifically asked their professor to be allowed back into my class, which is nice. In other news, this week is practice exams for my Terminale students (equivalent to American senior's in their last year of high school), which means at least three of my classes are canceled. Impeccable. 

  In other other news, I have had the chance to see snow in Angers not only once but TWICE, and although it didn't stick around long and turned to mush almost instantaneously, I was pretty stoked to see it if even for a short while.

So happy themed parties are still a thing post-grad
La neige!
Beautiful day for a promenade

Last night my friends Emily and Diana hosted a potluck, for which I made a pasta brussel sprout cheese dish (which can be found here, if you're interested) which actually turned out pretty well I thought. As I was texting a friend, I realized that I still didn't know the word for "potluck" in French, so off I went to (my internet savior) wordreference.com to check the forums, and the closest translation I could find was repas où chaque invite apporte quelque chose à manger. Or, literally, "meal where each invitée brings something to eat".....doesn't quite have the same finesse as "potluck" in my opinion. Maybe I'll try to make the wonderful phrase a thing here...will have to check with the French language police first.


In the traditional style française, crêpes were also made
ming.
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