Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Food waste: fact or fiction?

Whether or not this is true I haven't looked into.  You can't always trust everything you read on the internet. If you're viewing this, feel free to fact check and post in the comments section!


Thursday, May 14, 2015

School Vacations

When we talk about the French school system, we're often jealous of how many vacations they get.  This article offers a different perspective: that students get too much vacation!  Is that even possible?  What are the benefits and drawbacks of having a two-week vacation every six weeks?


"One Woman's Struggle To Survive 'Too Much Vacation' In France"



Monday, May 11, 2015

Le Pont d'Avignon

I have a very special place in my heart for le Pont d'Avignon since Avignon is where I studied in college.  It's also the subject of a classic French kids song that I learned as a child.  Here is a video that imagines what the Pont d'Avignon looked like before it was washed away and an article about it.