Jack Bauer has been spotted in Paris
Some Months ago I bought a 125cc motor cycle and have since used it for my daily comute. Let me share some of my experiences with you.
One year in France: France is changing and so am I
Today we are living one year in France. It is one year ago that we packed our stuff and moved to this beautifull country....
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Visit my chamber IV – If you are looking for my key…
In edtion 4 of this post series about language mistakes I describe 2 more embarrassing language mistakes, one of which involves a testical.
How to cross the street in Paris… I’ll look you in the eye!
In Paris I cross the street every day.In paris this is different from the Netherlands. Let me tell you how I cross the street in...
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New years eve, a new concept to the French kiss
We had two friends over from the Netherlands to celebrate new years eve. So when it turned midnight we went over to a terrace from...
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Gender in French language: is it his car or hers?
One of the difficult things in learning the French language is to understand which things are feminine and which are masculine. But the use of...
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Visit my chamber III – I will talk to you like I talk to:….. kidneys.
We have been living here for about month now. The number of really bad language mistakes has dropped. However I have collected some in this...
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I’ve invited a homeless man to have lunch… Now you know how I feel.
Recently I have invited a homeless man whom I have been seeing on my way to work to have lunch with me in a restaurant...
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Monochronic or polychronic, that’s the difference… Which are you?
No they are not diseases. They are not forms of art. They are ways of time orientation. They determine the way you view and interact...
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Public transportation around Paris: … Yes you can hugg me and I will hugg you back
One of the things that I like a lot around Paris is the public transportation system. But as with all things in France different rules...
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Paris in Google street view!
This morning I discovered (through lifehacker.com) that you can now see the strees of Paris in google. Hit the read more link for a description....
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Our transition is like… jogging
Recently nothing really surprising or funny has happened over here. However I have started to pickup something new over here: jogging. Let me tell you...
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