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 2 Comments

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

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 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 6 Comments

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

December 30, 2017 6 Comments

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

December 7, 2016 6 Comments

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