maison de la vache qui rit
The first box of the famous Laughing Cow cheese
in Lons-le-Saunier.
30 décembre 2010
gilley
On a whim, took a trip to the small town of Gilley
and the even smaller "république de Saugeais."
Listen to Papy Gaby sing the national hymn.
A rare exception, another photo:
there was the most incredible fog.
29 décembre 2010
belfort
The proud Belfort Lion by Auguste Bertholdi,
Statue of Liberty creator and native of nearby Colmar.
28 décembre 2010
sick day
Unfortunately, the cold I've been fighting with
over the past week finally attacked with full force.
26 décembre 2010
gare de colmar
Snow and ice slows and complicates French trains.
After two train cancellations and another delay,
we were able to make it back home to Besançon.
22 décembre 2010
wilhelma
Being attacked by a polar bear at the zoo in Stuttgart.
No worries, I was victorious.
20 décembre 2010
tailoring
The two and a half hour delay at the train station is
the perfect time to repair the gaping hole in my bag.
19 décembre 2010
maison kammerzell
Alsacien street performer in front of Strasbourg's famous landmark.
16 décembre 2010
chants de noël
Our school had a concert this afternoon.
French children absolutely love to sing.
15 décembre 2010
joli colis
Received a package today from my mom;
French postal service got creative with my name.
14 décembre 2010
lignes perturbées
Overnight snowfall disrupted bus services today.
Vincent, school director, excused me from work.
13 décembre 2010
clairs soleils
Large bande dessinée advertising the upcoming renovation
of the neighborhood around my school.
9 décembre 2010
four score and seven days
Been France for almost three fantastic months.
To celebrate the event, now posting bits of writing.
(See blog archive.)
8 décembre 2010
flooding doubs
With schizophrenic weather patterns,
temperatures rise, snow melts, and rain pours.
7 décembre 2010
scarborough fair
Despite the fact that the choir I joined sings mostly in English,
at least it's Simon and Garfunkel.
5 décembre 2010
fête de st. nicolas
Parade in the streets of Nancy honoring the region's patron saint.
3 décembre 2010
oreo cheesecake
Every Friday someone brings dessert for rest of the teachers at my school.
This week was my turn.
Result: total success.
1 décembre 2010
baking
Kathleen dances while Elsa figures out what
happened to our pumpkin spice cookies.
30 novembre 2010
election day
Ironically, part of my job is to head the cooperative project promoting
'Active Citizens of Europe.'
Today we voted on a logo to represent the cause:
29 novembre 2010
train tickets
Finally advanced on making Christmas plans with Liz:
Eastern France with a taste of Germany.
27 novembre 2010
vin chaud
First night of the marché de Noël at Besançon;
first glimpse of many Christmas markets that are to come.
25 novembre 2010
happy thanksgiving
In lieu of turkey and stuffing,we feasted on Domino's Pizza
and pig patisseries that were almost too adorable to eat.
24 novembre 2010
red little butterfly
Props to go with the song I made up about colorful butterflies.
22 novembre 2010
ich bin fantastisch
Learning German because my year with Frau Watters was not sufficient.
(Shout out to Michaela R!)
20 novembre 2010
chocolat en fête
At a chocolate fashion show for a special gastronomical exposition.
The dresses were so tasty, the presenter couldn't resist.
18 novembre 2010
chantilly
In pursuit of finishing leftover ice cream,
Kathleen destroyed the can of whipped cream.
She has lost all food handling privileges.
17 novembre 2010
modifying headers
With a bit of Firefox tweaking to curb US IP address boundaries,
discovered how to keep up with my best friends Stewart and Colbert.
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