Hindsight is 20/20: Navigating placement for future TAPIF assistants

As a TAPIF assistant, your placement letter will come at the very soonest a month and a half to two months after you get accepted into the program. However, those whom receive their placement letters at the beginning of June are the lucky ones. In fact most don’t receive theirs until July and even some still don’t receive their placement letters until August, much like … Continue reading Hindsight is 20/20: Navigating placement for future TAPIF assistants

Hindsight is 20/20: Navigating acceptance for future TAPIF assistants

So, you applied to work as an assistant in the Teaching Assistant Program in France. Thumbs up to you for being brave and considering conquering the adult world in another country! If you are reading this and you haven’t received news yet of whether or not you have been accepted to TAPIF, if it’s before April, just have patience, it’s coming! if it is April … Continue reading Hindsight is 20/20: Navigating acceptance for future TAPIF assistants

Hindsight is 20/20: A roadmap for future TAPIF assistants or other expats looking for some help navigating France

If you are reading this, I’m sure you are a future TAPIFer or another expat looking for some advice on how to navigate life in France. I know that when I first began my journey as a TAPIF assistant, I scoured the internet for advice on how to manage the impossibly long list of things that I needed to accomplish before, during, and leaving as … Continue reading Hindsight is 20/20: A roadmap for future TAPIF assistants or other expats looking for some help navigating France

A gorgeous end to my Iberian Peninsula adventures: Madrid

Though it’s been a long time coming, I’m finally getting around to talking about my last stop in my Iberian Peninsula adventure. I apologize for it’s lateness. I’ve been teaching, preparing for my departure from France in about 5 weeks, and for my next adventure. Anyways, one must not pass through Spain without passing through it’s capital. Madrid is truly the capital of Spain. You … Continue reading A gorgeous end to my Iberian Peninsula adventures: Madrid