apples, before and after
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Author Archives: Alex
10/24 of the way proficient
Tomorrow marks the end of 10 weeks of French — not yet halfway to the finish line, but almost. My mom (hi Mom!) was asking me the other day just how much French Andy and I speak. “I mean, can you … Continue reading
miscellany (french, tandem & abbey)
Some news about French, an update (or lack thereof) about our future as a tandem couple, and an urgent plea from Abbey. Continue reading
the (oral assessment) results are in
Andy took the Oral Assessment today. Want to know how he did? Continue reading
pets, cross culturally
Is the way we treat our pets uniquely American? Continue reading
take me home, country roads
A weekend in West Virginia. 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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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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