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UpUpandAways
upupandaways.blogspot.com
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If you're in a bad situation, don't worry it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry it'll change. Life lessons of a little American moving to La France.
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Mercher Mecredi : Shipwreck edition.

Mr. O is out of town for the next few weeks working alongside a team of French and American sailors looking for a very important shipwreck (cray, right??). I know Im probably not supposed to be surpr...

2 days ago

Potluck Problems.

FFF (Frances Freshman Fifteen) has arrived. Ive tried my best for months to get my sweat on indoors despite the bad weather, but with recent guests in town Ive fallen off the wagon. Weve all been the...

6 days ago

Its Awards Season!

This crazy site has recently received two blog awards! Two?!! Well, to be honest I didnt exactly receive both awards at the same time . . . or even recently. In February, the lovely Lady Lancelot aka...

23 may 12

Le Drame Continues.

Remember that theater class I signed up for to improve my french? Well, I havent been talking about it much, because there hasnt been any class. One week the teacher cant make it, the next theres a h...

16 may 12

Mercher Mai : A Lesson on Cinco de Mayo in France.

I promise my neglect of this blog was not because of my depression after our friends returned to the states. You see weve had about 3 or 4 glorious day in Brittany with real, semi warm sunshine (albe...

09 may 12

Back in Brest.

Our friends have left us to return to their lives in the states and now Im just sad. Its only been a day, but still. It was so great having another couple to pal around France. Mr. O had a buddy to d...

27 apr 12

Blast me to Bermuda!

Im busting out of this blogosphere for a few weeks. We have our very first guests arriving in France in less than 24hrs and I am psyched!!! So psyched that all I can do is check review after review f...

13 apr 12

Grincheuse.

I am officially grumpy. Ive tried to brush it under the table and ignore it, but mother nature played a cruel, cruel trick on us. Two weeks ago it was sunny and warm. I pulled out my sandals, packed ...

11 apr 12

Mercher Mercredi : Celebrating Brittany & Breton Culture.

One of the first things someone new to Brittany might be blown away by (other than no toll roads, the delicious food, drop dead gorgeous scenery (one of my pottery ladies last night swore our local b...

04 apr 12

Pas encore.

In the states I hear friends complain about their parents, friends, uncles, coworkers and strangers asking them all the time when they plan on popping out babies. Well, I am hear to say it is no diff...

29 mar 12

Furballs in France.

The fur children have somewhat adapted to their new life in France. The only residual affects of their plane ride and an unplanned 2 month stint in a boarding kennel is that our dog is now deathly af...

22 mar 12

Mercher Mercredi : Celebrating Brittany & Breton Culture.

I thought I would start a weekly (or bi-weekly) tradition on Wednesdays of posting things I enjoy about the Brittany area or Breton culture. No better way to kick this thing off than starting with my...

21 mar 12

Getting Called Out.

The other day in my French class the teacher asked who would be taking the upcoming DELF or DALF exam (a lifelong certification of ones proficiency in French required by French universities, recogniz...

15 mar 12

Dental Appointment.

Sometimes Ill see a woman across the room pouting her lips or overhear a conversation how someone missed their French bread while vacationing abroad and Ill think to myself, "You are sooo French....

14 mar 12

The Evidence.

Proof that this night happened.

13 mar 12

Sh** Americans Say in Paris.

Looks like the tables have turned!

11 mar 12

Fact. Tourists Eavesdrop.

Some were funny, most made me question the intelligence of our future generations; below are snippets of conversations I overheard while traveling in Italy. Standing in line for the Uffizi gallery in...

09 mar 12

Roma.

Rome may be one of my most favorite places on earth (besides San Diego). It was the first city I ever visited in Europe and I was completely smitten from the start. While retracing the steps of Roman...

08 mar 12

Back Home.

I wanted to take a minute to mention how happy I am to be back home and so glad its the weekend. Vacations are wonderful and I love to travel and see new things, but after a few weeks away Im happy t...

04 mar 12

Napoli.

Lets just get this out of the way now: YES. It was the best pizza of my life. The city lived up to its incredible pizza/food reputation and we could not have been happier. All of the food in Italy wa...

03 mar 12

First Stop, Firenze.

Florence was the first leg of our Italian vacation. I reeeeally wanted to start our trip with Venice, but Mr. O had work to do in Napoli so we decided to forgo the Floating City and travel to Tuscany...

28 feb 12

Vacation time.

Well, I was hoping to squeeze out a thoughtful, funny, yet gut-wrenching post before heading out on vacation, but it doesnt look like thats going to happen. Mr. O has to do a bit of work during his b...

16 feb 12

Valentines Day.

Somebody sooo didnt listen to our rule about No Gifts on Valentines Day. Thankfully, neither did I. 20 minutes later the French workman who keeps coming in and out of our house to work on the water ...

14 feb 12

Last Friday Night.

I had my first girls night out in France last Friday. I got all dolled up for my date and waited impatiently for my ride to show up. Mr. O kept teasing it was going to be like an episode of Sex and T...

13 feb 12

It has finally arrived!

Youre welcome.

10 feb 12

Dreaming in French.

Many people say when youre fluent in a foreign language youll have dreams in that language. I used to have stuffy old professors ask me all the time, "Are you dreaming in Spanish yet? No??? Hmm,...

09 feb 12

Grocery Shopping Survival Guide.

Last week and I had to endure a trip to the supermarket by myself since Mr.O was out of town. I dont know if ever liked grocery shopping in the states, but I hate grocery shopping in France. Every ti...

07 feb 12

Le Drame and French Lessons.

In step with my New Years resolution of putting myself out there and with the goal of trying to improve my French, Ive started going to more classes at the ABAAFE. Theres a grammar class, speaking ...

03 feb 12

Who woulda thunk.

We got snow in Brittany! A small layer fell over night and Im sure itll be gone this afternoon. Still, pretty exciting seeing a bit of snow during wintertime (finally).

02 feb 12

A Different Expat.

Remember the nun in my french class? Turns out she lives in my hood. I mean right in our neighborhood, just a few blocks down. I had seen her on the bus before, but figured she was going somewhere to...

31 jan 12 1 person likes this

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