Rounds, visits, trips, excursions… there’s no word for it beginning with M (I just checked on thesaurus.com) so the alliterative appellation of this article was marred! So on the first Sunday of every month, museums here are free to visit. I think this is a great initiative to promote local culture and history, as wellContinue reading “The Magic of Monthly Museum Rounds in Marseille”
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Now it’s February – Four Months Down
Well it’s once again time for another reflection at the end of another month of my program! Now that January is over, that’s four months out of seven complete. There’s only three months left to go until the program is over, which will officially be on the 30th of April. Actually, I’m trying to getContinue reading “Now it’s February – Four Months Down”
First Day of Term!
After quite a long time away from this particular school, because of the teacher strikes immediately followed by school holidays, it was exciting to return and actually be a language assistant again. I didn’t quite realise how long it had been until I walked my usual route and noticed how much I’d missed it overContinue reading “First Day of Term!”
Another Of My Seven Months Down: Reflections on December
And suddenly, only four months to go until the language assistant program is over… December was definitely a quiet month. We’d spent a month already in our studio apartment and so we could enjoy starting to be in the swing of things, after the stress and new beginnings of both October and November. During DecemberContinue reading “Another Of My Seven Months Down: Reflections on December”
Just Made it Onto Our Plane!!
Josh and I tried out the car pooling service, Blablacar, for the first time to get to the airport for our flight to Vienna last week. The trains are *still* not running due to on-going strikes, and the bus tickets are a hefty 10 euros per person each way. So when I found this blablacarContinue reading “Just Made it Onto Our Plane!!”
Yikes! Three Months Today Since We Left Home
As ever, where is the time going? I think I’m almost at a stage where I don’t miss home so much any more. I plan on going back at some point but I’m not *yearning* for it now. The last three months have been a roller coaster of events and emotions. We packed up ourContinue reading “Yikes! Three Months Today Since We Left Home”
In Which I Try Senegalese Food for the First Time
Some time back, I wrote a bucket list of all the things I wanted to do while we’re here in Marseille. One of those things was going to a Senegalese restaurant and trying out a new cuisine – and we got to do just that last night! The idea to go to Ziguinchor restaurant hadContinue reading “In Which I Try Senegalese Food for the First Time”
Two Months Down: Reflections on Another Month of the Program
Ummm… where did November (and the whole year) go?? I can’t be the only one who feels like time goes exponentially faster the closer to the end of the year you get. So another month of my seven month program over. Done and dusted. I’ve worked out that that means only thirteen weeks of theContinue reading “Two Months Down: Reflections on Another Month of the Program”
The Symbol of Marseille: Notre Dame de la Garde
Not to be confused with the local metro station, Notre Dame du Mont – it is actually very confusing because Notre Dame de la Garde is perched on top of a large hill, aka a “mont” in French. But today’s topic is the very famous and emblematic cathedrale Notre Dame de la Garde, and notContinue reading “The Symbol of Marseille: Notre Dame de la Garde”
Marseille Bucket List (along with a few things we have already done)
All the things I want to do while I’m here in Marseille!
Seven Months in Marseille 