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About Quiche Lauren
Hi! I'm a 2013 graduate of Gettysburg College who is embarking upon a journey in Nîmes, France as an English teaching assistant through the TAPIF program. I hope for this blog to be useful to people considering TAPIF or currently in the TAPIF program- or if you're just hoping to learn some French cultural tidbits and see pretty pictures of France. So come along and follow me in this adventure!
Category Archives: Practical Things
Results are in
Survey results are in! Thanks to everyone who participated, you guys are fantastic! The results aren’t very wide-ranging in terms of the different académies, my fault as I didn’t do much to disseminate the survey. That being said, please feel … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Things, Preparations, TAPIF, TAPIF application, teach abroad
Tagged Academies, TAPIF
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Just Keep Swimming- Message for new TAPIFers
You might think “France? What’s so difficult about living in France? That would be a dream!” You’re not completely wrong. Living in France can be dreamy. Having just arrived, it probably is pretty dreamy right now. It’s probably not as … Continue reading
The Practical Things for TAPIF: What foods ARE typically American?
When you’re preparing to leave, sometimes you want to try to take ingredients for typically American (or wherever you’re from) foods. For me, it was hardest to figure out what a typically American food was beyond hot dogs and hamburgers. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Practical Things, TAPIF, Uncategorized
Tagged American food, food, practical things for TAPIF
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Pre-depature Chaos: Ask Dana and Lauren
New to TAPIF? Have questions you haven’t found answers to? Freaking out in pre-departure excitement and stress? Katy of the blog So You Think You Can France offered a similar question opportunity on her blog and I really appreciated it, … Continue reading
Posted in Consulate, Housing, International Education, Practical Things, TAPIF, TAPIF application, teach abroad, Travel, Uncategorized, Visa
Tagged Pre-depature, TAPIF
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The Practical Things for TAPIF: Crazy Abreviations
Now that you’ve probably received your arrêté de nomination, you probably know a little about what type of school you’ll be at and maybe what type of classes you’ll assisting with. Lots of letters, huh? What do they mean?? Jetez … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Things, TAPIF, teach abroad, Uncategorized
Tagged TAPIF, teach abroad, teach in France
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The Practical Things for TAPIF: So you’re moving to Nîmes
Congratulations to all those who will be TAPIFing in Nîmes this coming year! You have secured a wonderful placement, so don’t be too disappointed if you were holding out for Montpellier, which is only 22 minutes away by train (yes, … Continue reading
The Practical Things for TAPIF: What to bring
Now that I’m back in the states, I can a bit more accurately suggest what to pack. I will try to avoid the obvious (I’ll assume you won’t forget your camera and passport). I apologize that this is probably going to … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Things, Preparations, TAPIF, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Packing, practical things for TAPIF, TAPIF, TAPIF money, travel
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The Practical Things for TAPIF: Pass Education
As an assistant, you are entitled to a Pass Éducation. It’s one of those things it would be nice for you to be informed about at orientation, but you’re not. It’s a pass that allows you free access to all National … Continue reading
English Club Trials
One of my ideas had been that if there’s something you want but it doesn’t exist, create it. I had loved the café polyglottes when I was studying in Nantes, but nothing of the sort existed in Nîmes. So, with … Continue reading
Posted in Nîmes, Practical Things, South of France, TAPIF, teach abroad, Uncategorized
Tagged Cafe polyglotte, community development, ELL, English, English Club, English learning, ESL, Rotaract
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The Practical Things for TAPIF: Lesson planning secondary style
Am I the only one out here who thinks that the English language program in French high schools is based around some really vague and random ideas? Spaces and Exchanges, Myths and Heroes, the Notion of Progress, and Places and … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Things, Preparations, TAPIF, teach abroad, Uncategorized
Tagged anglais, bac, baccalauréat, ELL, English, English learning, ESL, espaces et échanges, lesson planning, lieux et formes de pouvoir, mythes et héros, myths and heroes, places and forms of power, spaces and exchanges, TAPIF, teaching assistant, Teaching Assistant in France
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