Editor’s Note: I debated for a while whether or not to post this, just because I feel like showing off your living space is one of the more intimate details you can share. But, I hope this helps other assistants in the future, so they can know what they can (and can’t!) afford on our “student lifestyle” salary. The final…
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I couldn’t sleep the night before my flight to Paris. I lay awake in my bed, watching every video Buzzfeed had ever made, with butterflies filling my stomach in anticipation of returning to my favorite city. So often, in returning to places and people that I love or have loved, there is a tinge of disappointment that things aren’t how…
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We had hardly started work by the time our Toussaints vacation began. While many students, teachers, and assistants rushed out of town for les vacances, I stayed behind in Aix–partially because we still haven’t been paid yet and my savings account “CAN’T TOUCH THIS” is sobbing, and partially because I’ve spent the past month filling out boring bureaucratic paperwork instead…
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Cu a vist París, e non Cassís, a ren vist! Sometimes, even when you live somewhere as beautiful as Aix, little escapes are just what you need. After spending Saturday at the markets with Hayley, we took off on Sunday morning for Cassis–despite all the rosé from the night before. Cassis is a beautiful port city next to Marseille known…
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I spent most of this week telling 13 year olds how beautiful Washington is and telling them what “y’all” means, so I am SO excited to finally have Internet and finally be able to show y’all how beautiful Aix is. (The street next to Happy Days is where my apartment is…and yes I do accept gifts ;)) Teaching was never…
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