Present Perfect

Those who can, teach

Published by Anne Donnelly

There’s a pervasive notion, especially among expat communities that I’ve noticed, and that has been getting under my skin more and more recently. The idea is treating teaching English...

May 15, 2018

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France, TAPIF

Sun sun go away

Published by Anne Donnelly

It’s official. The French weather authorities crunched the numbers and determined that Marseille was the sunniest city in France in 2017. Our 3,110 hours of sunlight beat out Nice...

March 2, 2018

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France, Marseille, Slice of Life

Wandering feet Wandering mind

Published by Anne Donnelly

I’m on day 3 of 10 days of traveling during school vacation and I’ve already walked 30+ miles in dirty keds and two pairs of socks. My toes feel...

March 1, 2018

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Italy, Slice of Life, Travel

Christmas Tag!

Published by Anne Donnelly

Happy Holidays everyone!! 🎄🎄 I was nominated by Bola and Kenny for the Christmas Tag, a fun survey of holiday related questions and answers. It’s been fun to read...

December 24, 2017

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For Fun, France

Remember me??

Published by Anne Donnelly

Helloooo again! Me voilà! I’ve been back in Marseille for exactly 2 months (as of yesterday), and have like 6 blog posts on my back burner, but can’t seem...

November 5, 2017

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France, Marseille, TAPIF

What to Expect as a Primary English Assistant : 8 Questions and Answers

Published by Anne Donnelly

After my first TAPIF placement in Chambéry, I noticed that much of the TAPIF blogging community focuses on assistants in secondary schools. This is completely normal, as there are...

August 29, 2017

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Chambéry, featured, France, Lessons, Marseille, Preparations, TAPIF

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