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Year Abroad Diaries: 8 April 2013
I find it hard to believe I haven’t written in four days. Surely that must be the longest gap in my journal since the Caen stage in October. Then I reflect on the past few days… Work on Friday was...
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Year Abroad Diaries: 11 April 2013
Today has been another long day; I woke early. Luckily, my classes were fine. Things picked up and although my mood has been low, little aspects – chatting with students, the enthusiasm of some pupils...
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Year Abroad Diaries: 15 April 2013
The weekend was a relaxed one, and in normal circumstances, I would have written. Excepting, of course, that I caught a rotten post-curry cold. I spent Friday night with the three English teachers from...
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Year Abroad Diaries: 20 April 2013
I can’t believe it. I’m sitting in my bedroom, surrounded by the photos and memories that have kept me going, and the freedom hasn’t hit me yet. I no longer have to teach. I don’t have to worry every...
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Year Abroad Diaries: 25 April 2013
I haven’t bothered writing for the past few days because, as everyone knows, relaxation doesn’t involve much. And ‘nothing’ is a fairly dull subject. But I haven’t ever felt this relaxed whilst being...
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Year Abroad Diaries: 30 April 2013
He’s here! I feel like I’m on holiday. Friday, my final day alone, passed quickly: I packed the last of my things, ran errands in town… then it was 4pm. I sprinted down the steep incline to the gare...
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Winter Reading List
Blogging has taken a bit of a backseat for me recently. University has kicked off again and so far I’ve barely left my room! Books everywhere, notepaper plastered to the walls, post-its surrounding my...
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Four favourites: Basse Normandie
After living and working for seven months in this flat part of France, I’ve picked four of my favourite places to visit in Lower Normandy. Bon voyage! MONT SAINT MICHEL A Basse Normandie guide would be...
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A weekend in Montmartre
Planning a trip to Paris? You’d be crazy not to visit Montmartre, the hilltop artists’ haven with its wonderful views across the city. Last December, I was lucky enough to spend a weekend there with...
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Road trip: from Paris to Haute-Marne
It’s best known for the abundance of vineyards that dot the countryside at every turn. But there’s also another side to the Champagne region: its historic towns, its quiet farmland and its bustling...
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Photo gallery: Mont St Michel
A few photos of one of the most historically stunning places I’ve ever visited: the Mont St Michel, the UNESCO World Heritage gem that rests just off the coast of Basse-Normandie. Tagged: baie du mont...
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