Three weeks and then adventure.

About three weeks remain before I take off for France, and I can’t help but to feel really overwhelmed. Don’t get me wrong. I’m extremely excited, overjoyed actually. However, the fear I’ve felt these past few months has become all too intense and real. I’m legitimately scared of moving back to France. Yes, I’ve been there before, and yes, I do know how to speak … Continue reading Three weeks and then adventure.

Chicago with my mamma! And other little updates.

So, this past Friday, I was able to go to my aforementioned visa appointment due to having received my contract in good enough time. Though I will admit that I probably stressed out a little too much about the whole contract thing, it was a stressful thing for me, especially because I know of other assistants who are still waiting on their contracts. I am … Continue reading Chicago with my mamma! And other little updates.

France bound in a month and a half!

Yesterday, I finally received my arrĂȘtĂ© de nomination, a.k.a my contract, which is my official ticket to France, well in addition to my visa of course. It tells me what schools I will be teaching in and what city. I have been placed in a high school and a middle school in Laval, France. A smaller city of about 52,000, it’s not exactly what I … Continue reading France bound in a month and a half!