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The Adored: Weekly Roundup 1

A few weeks ago, I decided to start a new series, The Adored: Weekly Roundup where I share a list of links for books, articles, blog posts, upcoming events you won’t want to miss, etc. Photo of the Week Cage by Gerhard Richter, 2006 – at the Tate Modern Links Art I recently came across [...]

The Adored: Weekly Roundup

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Hello? Readers? Are you still there? I know, I’ve been terrible at posting! Recently I was going through my digital photos and found shots of my Galette de Roi, the traditional French cake with a hidden token or toy inside crowning the person who finds it King for the day (assuming they didn’t choke on [...]

Reflections and Resolutions for the New Year

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The last twelve months have been some of the most exciting and astounding, no doubt filled with plenty of challenging moments of growth and trying experiences. I celebrated the completion of my first year in a master’s program with a French university, wrote a 200 page dissertation which I defended just before returning to the [...]

When People Don’t Support Your Dreams

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I still vividly remember waiting outside her office. Somehow I’d gotten the idea that getting my masters in France was my next big move but I didn’t know how to get from Pennsylvania to Paris. I’d asked one of my university advisors who referred me to an old professor I’d had when I’d just begun [...]

Guest Post: French Influence on American Culture

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I’ve known Amber since we were tiny dreamers at the age of 12 living on an island in Hawaii. Even then, she taught me how to let go of my inhibitions and never care for what others thought of me. While the years have shaped us, matured us, and helped us evolve, Amber never lost [...]

Afternoon at my Alma Mater

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It should be no secret; I have been M.I.A. from the blogosphere as summer temperatures score to the highest of the nineties. And the clock ticks closer to my departure to Paris, and To-Do lists continue to be ignored (or should I say, unwritten?), but I’m thoroughly enjoying the time I have left in good [...]

Learning French with Film

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Due to the popularity of my Essential French Language Tools post I did last year, I decided to update it with a sequel of sorts – this time sharing tips on learning French using film. Watching French movies can improve your listening comprehension skills by leaps and bounds, help develop your vocabulary (especially slang and [...]

9 Tips to Surviving your Visa Appointment at the French Embassy

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There is no way around it, applying for a visa to France is not easy nor fun. The list of requirements never ending, the paperwork laborious and exact, the anxiety nauseating, and the employees sometimes unfriendly and condescending. With yesterday being my fourth visa application and third visit, I thought I would put the experiences [...]

The Three Stages of Cultural Immersion

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It took me a few days for my mind to fully grasp I’m back in my homeland. I’d forgotten that I can find a pharmacy open at midnight. And while driving, I can stop anticipating roundabouts. And the barista thinks I’m strange for starting with bonjour, oops, oh well. Welcome back to the USofA! Wooohooo! [...]

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