Welcome to my blog! It’s mostly about me, I guess that’s what blogging is all about, but I must say that my lovely French-American & bilingual family does get it’s fair share of exposure around here. So far, it’s about our life in the United States, and our plans to move to France permanently. We have been seriously working on this for over a year and a half, and dreaming of making the move for much longer than that.
I’m a high school French teacher, and I have enjoyed traveling to over fourteen European countries with my students every summer for the last fourteen years (not all 14 at once!). It’s so much fun, and I hope to somehow continue working with teen travel once we live in France. (update!!! check out my post and see what I’ll be doing in Montpellier this summer: Working @ Montpellier this Summer ?!?!?.) p.s. I got the job!!!
What I love most of all is sharing my passion to travel and discovery with my own husband and children. This is a great life we’re given the opportunity to live, and it’s my goal to enjoy it as much as possible.
Love the blog.
Thanks! Keeps me busy, hahaha.
Hi Jennifer, I do intend to move too to France and Beziers is one of my choices. I am in Europe right now and prety soon I will head there. I’ll keep on following your blog and I wish you all good luck and the best wishes! Peter
Thank you, Peter. Best wishes to you too!
Bonjour Jennifer, It has only been minutes since I re-blogged your post and one of my followers had already re-blogged it again! I hope it brings you a lot of new followers.
You’ve got to be kidding!? That’s pretty exciting for this small time blogger
Thanks again!!!
My pleasure. There have been a number of “like” clicks and once they check out your blog, perhaps they will stick around. Well done, it was a terrific post!
Good luck with the big move!! We lived in the Gers for 6 years and still visit often. I’ll be interested to hear your settling in experiences
I’m jealous of your move to France. I lived there for only two months a few years ago and loved it. Recently I’ve lived in Taiwan and Hong Kong. This world’s an amazing place and I am so grateful for people willing to stray out of their comfort zones to face new challenges and gain perspective. Also, I studied French but suck at it now! I am in awe of your talent.
Thanks for your comment! Wow, living in Taiwan and Hong Kong is what I call REALLY stepping out of the comfort zone. It would be for me. I’m curious to know where you were living in France for two months, and why
I’ll hop over to your blog and maybe I’ll find some answers there! Merci!
Bien sûr! I haven’t blogged at all about my time in France yet. I was in Collonges for two months in 2006—studying French of all things. It was a summer course for college. I also lived in Italy for a short time and have traveled throughout several nearby countries.
Yes, Taiwan and Hong Kong are far different from Europe and the States. My experiences there were irreplacable. I blog now to try to bring the things I learned to anyone who cares. I’m also hoping to go to grad school in the UK. We’ll see!
Living your dream and enjoying life is a truly worthy goal – exactly what I wrote about in my memoir, Solitary Desire. I have friends in Montpellier, and I visit their often – best of luck to you with your move
Great blog. We have very similar life goals. I’ve accomplished living abroad by doing a teacher exchange. Being from Canada, I’ve experienced the French way of doing things as well. I hope you have a chance to visit my blog. I’ll follow yours with interest.
I’m intrigued! Can’t wait to check out your blog to see what you’ve been up to, where you’re doing your teacher exchange, how long you’ve been there. Thanks so much for the comment!
Jennifer, I found this website that might be of interest to you as I know you are creating and selling some of your resources. https://edworldexchange.com/?q=product/french-verb-form-practice-activity-er-verbs/399637962
I hope you find it useful. Salut!
Thanks for the tip!! I’d never heard of this site, but I’m going to look into it. Have you put any of your teaching resources up for sale?