Present Perfect

Get off our Lawn

Published by Anne Donnelly

Charlottesville, Virginia is one of my favorite places in the world. It was my home for four years while I attended the University of Virginia, and there’s still a...

August 13, 2017

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Anne At Home

Anne’s Essential Marseille : 5 walks

Published by Anne Donnelly

Over the past few months, I’ve had the great fortune of hosting friends and family in Marseille! During these visits, I developed a route that would take us through...

August 2, 2017

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featured, France, Marseille, TAPIF, Travel

When in Provence…

Published by Anne Donnelly

In April, one of my best friends came to visit me in Marseille all the way from Chicago! Laura and I spent a couple of days chilling at the...

July 4, 2017

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France, Marseille, TAPIF, Travel

Starting a Pen Pal Exchange

Published by Anne Donnelly

In my two years of language assistant-ing one of my favorite activities has been establishing pen pal correspondences between my classes and American students. Having worked for a year...

June 19, 2017

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France, Lessons, TAPIF

Is TAPIF a “real job” ?

Published by Anne Donnelly

For the past few years, April has been a grab bag of various bittersweet emotions… In 2014, I was about a month away from graduation, in the midst of...

April 22, 2017

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France, TAPIF

28 mars – 6 word memoir

Published by Anne Donnelly

My first ever attempt at a 6 word memoir ! Entitled: Four Hours Later When does napping just become sleeping? ❂ Slice of Life is a daily writing challenge during...

March 28, 2017

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For Fun, Slice of Life

27 mars – clues

Published by Anne Donnelly

Today I had a lot of different slices in my head, but I can’t seem to get any of them out today because I’m excited about something else. Three...

March 27, 2017

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France, Lessons, Slice of Life, TAPIF

26 mars – Silent Sunday

Published by Anne Donnelly

Scenes from a rainy Saturday in my favorite town in France! ❂ Slice of Life is a daily writing challenge during the month of March hosted by Two...

March 26, 2017

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Chambéry, France, Slice of Life, TAPIF

24 mars – my day in stairs and hills

Published by Anne Donnelly

7:48 Slam the door, run down two flights : 40 stairs 7:49 Down the hill to the metro 7:53 Down three flights to...

March 24, 2017

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Uncategorized

23 mars – when you gotta go…

Published by Anne Donnelly

Many little family shops or neighborhood bars have quirky bathrooms. You know the ones I mean. Some are covered in cheeky murals, others have funky toilet paper holders, and they all...

March 23, 2017

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For Fun, France, Slice of Life, Uncategorized

22 mars – crash course

Published by Anne Donnelly

They say that the best way to learn something is to teach it, and I have really come to know the true meaning of this expression in the past few...

March 22, 2017

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France, Slice of Life, TAPIF

21 mars – from my table

Published by Anne Donnelly

From my table, I see the old men playing pétanque for hours on end. I watch, impressed, as their heavy metal balls clink effortlessly against their opponents’, decades of practice making the...

March 21, 2017

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Uncategorized

20 mars – travel bug

Published by Anne Donnelly

Today, I have the travel bug. To be fair, I have it quite a lot of days. So often in fact, that I’ve twice picked up and moved to...

March 20, 2017

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France, Slice of Life, TAPIF, Travel

19 mars – silent sunday

Published by Anne Donnelly

❂ Slice of Life is a daily writing challenge during the month of March hosted by Two Writing Teachers. Visit their blog for more information about the challenge...

March 19, 2017

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France, Marseille, Slice of Life

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