life in France

How to Become an English Lecteur / Lectrice in France

December 1, 2019 No Comments

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

July 11, 2019 No Comments

I’m not sure how to feel about leaving France. On one hand, I had a…

July 7, 2019 No Comments

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

May 15, 2019 No Comments

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

March 27, 2019 No Comments

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

December 15, 2018 No Comments

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

November 17, 2018 No Comments

Fellow Asian-Americans often ask me what it’s like to live in France as a minority….

December 30, 2017 No Comments

Before going to France, I mentally prepared myself for la bise (standard kissing greeting), the…

December 7, 2016 No Comments

In fall 2016, I studied abroad in Bordeaux with the Middlebury School in France. Here…