Ok, so I started this blog a little early so that I could give an introduction of what I'm going to be writing about for anyone who doesn't know all the intimate details.. I also might post some things about applying to grad school which is turning out to be almost as laborious a process as it was getting all of my visa materials ready in about two days.
I'm working in a city in France for the French government teaching English as an "assistant d'une langue vivante" for an academic school year. I don't really know a whole lot more than that, because all of the information given so far has been centered around just making sure that the assistant(e)s know where to be and when.
But I'll be in Chambéry on September 28th, and in Grenoble from October 1-3rd for my orientation, or "stage" in French. There I'll hopefully find out what I'm actually doing this school year more specifically than just teaching 6-11 year olds in one, two, or three elementary schools. I'll also hopefully (fingers crossed) have a place to live by that point.
My contract runs from the orientation on October 1st all the way until June 30th, but since my visa doesn't expire until next September that leaves some leeway for me to travel through the country in July if I have enough money. I'd love to be there for Bastille Day, just to see what it's like.
Like I said, I'll be teaching in Chambéry, France, a city I'd never heard of before being assigned to work there for 9 months. According to the not-extensive, mostly wikipedia research that I've done (I may have graduated from college, but I still use the shortcuts of any masterful, lazy undergrad) it seems like a pretty cool place. It's nestled in between two ranges of the Alps and is apparently well known for its natural beauty. Close to some of the world's best ski resorts and crystal-clear lakes, it is situated about an hour's train ride from both Switzerland and Italy.
I can't wait to take some pictures of the locale to share, but I guess I'll have to be patient for just a little bit longer.
I'm working in a city in France for the French government teaching English as an "assistant d'une langue vivante" for an academic school year. I don't really know a whole lot more than that, because all of the information given so far has been centered around just making sure that the assistant(e)s know where to be and when.
But I'll be in Chambéry on September 28th, and in Grenoble from October 1-3rd for my orientation, or "stage" in French. There I'll hopefully find out what I'm actually doing this school year more specifically than just teaching 6-11 year olds in one, two, or three elementary schools. I'll also hopefully (fingers crossed) have a place to live by that point.
My contract runs from the orientation on October 1st all the way until June 30th, but since my visa doesn't expire until next September that leaves some leeway for me to travel through the country in July if I have enough money. I'd love to be there for Bastille Day, just to see what it's like.
Like I said, I'll be teaching in Chambéry, France, a city I'd never heard of before being assigned to work there for 9 months. According to the not-extensive, mostly wikipedia research that I've done (I may have graduated from college, but I still use the shortcuts of any masterful, lazy undergrad) it seems like a pretty cool place. It's nestled in between two ranges of the Alps and is apparently well known for its natural beauty. Close to some of the world's best ski resorts and crystal-clear lakes, it is situated about an hour's train ride from both Switzerland and Italy.
I can't wait to take some pictures of the locale to share, but I guess I'll have to be patient for just a little bit longer.
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