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Cinema going

tobeckyw wrote 18 hours ago: Here’s another little observation I’ve made recently. Another difference between France … more →

Tags: film, Living Here, this happened

french is difficile!

tobeckyw wrote 2 weeks ago: You know a language is tough when how to use it correctly is regularly the subject of questions on t … more →

Tags: Fun, language, this happened

much more than just a mover3 comments

tobeckyw wrote 3 weeks ago: Today, as I was walking home through Vieux Lille—that’s the old part of the city for all you n … more →

Tags: Fun, Lille, Living Here, this happened

coupez vos portables!3 comments

tobeckyw wrote 1 month ago: I believe the best translation for this sign, which I saw on the door of the restaurant I ate at las … more →

Tags: Living Here, photos, this happened

Paris weekend1 comment

tobeckyw wrote 1 month ago: Last weekend I spent in Paris with Helen, my wonderful Welsh friend. Here are a few of the photos I … more →

Tags: Fun, Living Here, Paris, photos, this happened, Travel

These are the people in your neighborhood

tobeckyw wrote 6 months ago: This afternoon, as I was driving into Valenciennes, I passed a school that was just letting out. Her … more →

Tags: Fun, Living Here, this happened

unbelievable

tobeckyw wrote 6 months ago: The CAF (Caisse Allocations Familials) is a government organization that helps people with their ren … more →

Tags: Living Here, this happened

escargots toboggan

tobeckyw wrote 6 months ago: I know there are some of you that read my blog that don’t regularly check out my flickr page. … more →

Tags: american flag, Belgium, Fun, language, this happened, translation

a race in Valenciennes

tobeckyw wrote 6 months ago: This morning, as I walked toward Place d’Armes, the main square in Valenciennes, I realized th … more →

Tags: Living Here, Sports, this happened

I might have a new best friend1 comment

tobeckyw wrote 7 months ago: Tonight I went back to the home of the family I go and speak English with every friday evening. The … more →

Tags: Fun, language, Teaching, this happened

too perfect4 comments

tobeckyw wrote 7 months ago: I had a health insurance card. It worked fine. I needed to go to the health insurance office for som … more →

Tags: Living Here, this happened

teaching english=having fun3 comments

tobeckyw wrote 8 months ago: Every Friday I go to the home of a family of a colleague to speak english with them, the parents and … more →

Tags: Fun, language, Living Here, Teaching, this happened

Florida trip, part 14 comments

tobeckyw wrote 8 months ago: Since I got back to France from 10 days in Florida with my family, I have been trying to think of ho … more →

Tags: Art, Florida, Food, Fun, Living Here, photos, The American Way, this happened, Travel

day in paris, version feb.20091 comment

tobeckyw wrote 9 months ago: I spent the day in Paris yesterday. I love that I can do that. I want to go to Paris more often this … more →

Tags: Food, Fun, Paris, photos, this happened, Travel

cooking with a cold7 comments

tobeckyw wrote 10 months ago: I have a cold, but all the same, I made a great soup yesterday. I needed it to nourish me back to he … more →

Tags: Food, Link, photos, The American Way, this happened

la vie quotidienne3 comments

tobeckyw wrote 10 months ago: I feel as if you, my devoted readers, have gotten a distorted view of what my life here is like. Pro … more →

Tags: Driving, England, Living Here, this happened

Litterbug sighting1 comment

tobeckyw wrote 11 months ago: Tuesday I was in my car, waiting to leave a crowded parking lot. In front of me, another car was wai … more →

Tags: Driving, language, Living Here, this happened

the bullseye project, continued, part 22 comments

tobeckyw wrote 12 months ago: Yet more photos of the inverted bullseye. I have discovered that the true genius of this breakfast, … more →

Tags: this happened, photos, Living Here, Food, language, Art, The American Way

explaining ice fishing4 comments

tobeckyw wrote 1 year ago: This afternoon I found myself in the personnel office submitting my tram pass receipt so I can get r … more →

Tags: this happened, Living Here, Minneapolis


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