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How to Get a Medical Certificate to Run Races in France

May 21, 2020 No Comments

From the Trail des Forts de Besançon. If you’re running a marathon or any other…

April 20, 2020 2 Comments

When I was living in France last year, I twisted my ankle and put off…

December 1, 2019 No Comments

Last year, I was an English lectrice at l’Université de Bourgogne in Dijon, France (yes,…

October 10, 2019 5 Comments

In the spring of 2017, I studied abroad at the University of Oxford through IFSA-Butler….

July 11, 2019 2 Comments

I spent the past year teaching English in Dijon, France, and I’ll soon be leaving…

July 7, 2019 2 Comments

I took BlaBlaCar for the first time in June. For those unfamiliar with the site/app,…

May 15, 2019 3 Comments

“You really should take out la mutuelle,” the receptionist at my health insurance provider insisted,…

March 27, 2019 4 Comments

At the end of my Bordeaux study abroad program in 2016, I resolved not to…

January 11, 2019 No Comments

In spring 2017, I banned myself from speaking English for a month. At the time,…

December 15, 2018 2 Comments

A lecteur/lectrice (male/female) is a university teaching assistant in France. The direct translation of the…