Archive for November, 2016
Potayto, Potahto – French Expressions with the Word Potato Posted by Josh Dougherty on Nov 4, 2016
November is a big awareness month. You’re going to see guys growing their facial hair out till the 30th for No-Shave November. You’re going to read posts about Alzheimer’s Disease Month. There will be tweets about American Diabetes Month. November is also Healthy Skin Month, Epilepsy Awareness Month, and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. But wait…
Renewing My Carte De Séjour In France Posted by John Bauer on Nov 2, 2016
While I’ve been looking for a job and finishing mon mémoire, there has been another big source of stress in my life here in France: dealing with l’administration française (the French administration/government) and le paperasse (the paperwork) that comes with it. Ma carte de séjour (my residence permit) recently expired, and I had to go…
Recette: Boeuf Bourguignon Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Nov 1, 2016
It’s getting much colder here in New York– a sure sign that winter is fast approaching. Today, the grass was covered in a thin coat of frost (le givre) when I woke up–a not-so-pleasant reminder of the supposedly especially cold winter we are facing in the northeast! When it gets very cold, I tend to…
Vérités Éternelles* Posted by Tim Hildreth on Nov 1, 2016
C’est La Toussaint aujourd’hui. And since the holiday falls on a mardi (Tuesday) this year, it’s a safe bet that a lot of folks in France took yesterday off too to faire le pont from le week-end. And nice long weekends like this are great for catching up on your reading. Since I live and…