Loomstate
Green jeans! Metaphorically, that is.
Useful knowledge
This Guide for English Language Assistants in France is really thorough. Also enjoyable: Informal French & Slang.
Joe’s lycée
Joe will teach at LPO Le Castel. Looks cool!
I worry this word might be useful…
la paperasserie: paperwork, red tape.
New word seen in its natural habitat here.
Europe in India
Mere Rang Mein. No subtitles, but I promise you will get the joke.
Dekho, dekho!
After you’ve endured such a long wait, here it is, finally:
Our Hindi film masterpiece! Chasing Priyanka / Jii Haan, Main Tumse Shaadii Karuungaa (Yes, I Will Marry You) on Vimeo.
Don’t worry, it’s subtitled. Enjoy!
(I think this film is so amazing that I don’t even care that there is a lot of footage of […]
French podcasts
French Pod Class, free French lessons in podcast form. Good for beginners, or people who want a little refresher.
Les vacances
For you, dearest individual who might possibly wish to see me or Joe or both of us in France, a chart of school vacation time in Dijon.
holiday
beginning
end
All Saints’ Day Holiday
Sat., October 27
Thurs., November 8
Xmas
Sat., December 22
Mon., January 7
Winter holiday
Sat., February 9
Mon., February 25
Spring holiday
Sat., April 5
Mon., April 21
Summer holiday
Thurs., July 3
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Trouble?
I received an e-mail addressed to assistants in Dijon. Phew! But wait… why isn’t Joe’s name on the list? Oy, just when you think you’re finished…
Devon Avenue
Today Joe and I and some of my classmates drove down to Chicago to meet our Hindi professor and his wife on Devon Avenue. We went to a restaurant called Tiffin for lunch, where there was a giant buffet full of good food, from both North and South India. I ate too much […]