pets, cross culturally
Is the way we treat our pets uniquely American? Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2010
take me home, country roads
A weekend in West Virginia. Continue reading
oakwood rosslyn
What’s it like living in Oakwood – Rosslyn? You’re about to find out. Continue reading
benin videos
Here are some YouTube videos we found recently from Benin.
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Posted in Transportation
Tagged Benin, cotonou, motos, rainy season, traffic, videos, youtube
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enough is enough
So after a hard day of French class and language lab, what do two French students do when they get home? Well, speak more French, of course. Until Andy put a stop to it. Continue reading
slowly but surely
This week Andy and I both had our first formal progress evaluation… Continue reading
it must be nice
Some language departments at FSI arrange two-week immersion trips for their students. French does not. But we hope to take one anyway. Continue reading
Posted in FS Life
Tagged Abbey, Andy, france, French, FSI, immersion trip, language, nice
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my reputation precedes me
Conservatives, liberals and the apolitical all have different opinions about FSOs. None are good. Continue reading
Posted in FS Life
Tagged a100, apolitical, conservative, fawda munathema, liberal
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how many words do you know?
Some trivia: the average college-educated adult knows about 20,000 words. This is a scary statistic for those trying to learn another language. Continue reading
académie française
What organization, founded in 1635, is made up of members called “Immortels” and forces new inductees to eulogize their late predecessors before joining? No, not the Freemasons. Read on to learn more. Continue reading