ipsmejtek22Apr 6, 20234 min readChanging Host FamiliesBelated Happy New Year everyone! I hope that you had a good holiday season and that your 2023 has gotten off to a good start! This post...
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ipsmejtek22Nov 25, 20227 min readMy Experience with HomesicknessI remember before coming to France, when the topic of homesickness or culture shock came up, thinking to myself “I’m not going to...
ipsmejtek22Nov 9, 20228 min readLe commence de mon enseignement To begin, I must say that I do love teaching very much, and my students are incredible. In fact, I have always loved working with younger...
ipsmejtek22Oct 21, 20224 min readSettling into France:Seven weeks ago, I got on a plane and left my home in Portland, Oregon and moved to Angers, France for a teaching internship. This was...