Monthly Archives: August 2011

A Street To Live For A Lifetime

Posted on August 27, 2011 by admin
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Word of the Week: Douleur

Posted on August 27, 2011 by admin

Do you have pain? Where do you feel the pain? Is the pain more or less than before? On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad is the pain? I haven’t gotten to learn much French this week as … Continue reading →

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Post-It Wars

Posted on August 20, 2011 by admin

August is a dead month in France. Everything is closed, everyone is on holiday. Even the homeless guy outside my office has packed up and left. The few leftover folks (in my office, just me and the intern out of … Continue reading →

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Swerving Like A Parisian in the Metro

Posted on August 17, 2011 by admin

The proper behavior in the Metro is to keep your head down and fixed to the screen of your phone at all times. Walk fast, walk straight, and above all keep a facial expression that is somewhere between disinterested and … Continue reading →

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Mots du Jour de la Semaine

Posted on August 14, 2011 by admin

This has been an excellent week for random, but super useful, words. I’ve got way more than seven so I will only share the most awesome. Kiffer – to like something a lot. So if it’s great, you can say … Continue reading →

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