Tag Archives: French

Weekends do not start on Thursday afternoons: official (Rousse)

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Dreamaticus

RK hesitated when I said that I would help the French student put his poster up on the wall at the back of the classroom. He asked if I would do this later. For the moment he wanted no distractions … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged absence, absences, attention, class, classroom, day, days, distraction, distractions, explanation, French, Friday, poster, student, students, Thursday, week, weekend | Leave a comment

Winning ways with the language of love (Rousse)

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was well aware that for over a decade my colleague A dismissed my work as completely trivial. It was well-known that he had no respect for me whatsoever. Then one day we happened to be assigned to the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged colleague, France, French, intern, internship, language, languages, love, placement, respect, talent, way, ways, win, winning, work | Leave a comment

How to get to Paris by car (Rousse)

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I dyed my hair dark grey for KM’s parents’ golden wedding anniversary party. From a distance it looked like my head was armoured in a heavy steel helmet. Regretting my mistake, I couldn’t decide whether I should wait for this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anniversary, border, car, charm, death, documents, driving, dye, father, France, French, golden, haor, helmet, immigration, lane, lanes, officer, Paris, party, shipping, skinhead, tanker, tankers, TPR, wedding | Leave a comment

Rousse withdraws her favours and is instructed to vote

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Once again I was stuck in a lift, this time with a bunch of French engineering students from Nantes. The lift was formed in two parts shaped as a figure of eight. It only offered access to floors 16 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bag, birthday, card, cards, Christmas, cracker, crackers, eight, engineer, engineers, France, French, lift, marking, Nantes, nylon, present, presents, silver, voting, whistle, whistles, zip | Leave a comment

Decomposed body found near former film set (Rousse)

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Until Hollywood’s arrival, the village’s reputation was limited to “reasonable pit stop for British families en route to the French riviera”. Three years since serving as the backdrop to one of the most successful movies of all time, the village … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged airport, camera, cameras, corpse, death, die, disc, dogs, Dolce and Gabbana, film, Finnish, France, French, German, hashtag, Hollywood, hotel, mall, medical, military, movie, photo, pit stop, pool, rain, river, riviera, running, sand, shoes, shopping, sumo, sunglasses, swimming, toddlers, tweet, Twitter, uniform, water, weather, wet, wrestling | 1 Comment

Anti-French feeling and fossilised fruit (Rousse)

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Dreamaticus

We even surprised ourselves when we signed up for the mediterranean cruise. However, this was a cruise with a difference. The small wooden boat was so packed that we fought for sleeping space at night, and most of the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apples, bananas, boat, cruise, fossils, France, French, holiday, islands, mediterranean, passengers, pears, plums, queues, queuing, refugees, school, teaching | Leave a comment

Ramona Marquez stars as Jordan in birthday biopic (Rousse)

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The investment in TF’s birthday celebrations at the Edinburgh Playhouse was phenomenal. LF and I watched the unfolding spectacle of music, drama and dance over the course of several nights from our seats high up at the back of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aristocracy, BBC, birthday, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, dog, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Playhouse, fingers, France, French, Jordan, Katie Price, Outnumbered, president, Ramona Marquez, ring, theatre | 1 Comment

Rousse forgives an assailant, advises on Emmental, and secures a job

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

TPR was either stupid, disobedient or both. He knew that the snow had forced us to switch our schedule: the previous night’s agreement was that instead of running outside at 10:30am, we would head to the gym after meeting a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cafe, canadian Library Association, cheese, coffee, cycle path, Edinburgh, Emmental, Fondue, French, George Street, German, gym, handbag, hotel, job, kiss, Manchester, murder, restaurant, running, Second Life, South African, steps, TPR | 1 Comment

From Molière to Indiana Jones: the dramas of Rousse continue

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Dreamaticus

Illness had struck and I was forced to relinquish my role in the production of Molière. Two understudies – my work colleague KT and friend SJ – kindly agreed to take the stage in my place. I worried that their … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beach, cliff, French, Indiana Jones, Moliere, play, rescue, staircase, swimming, umbrella | Leave a comment

A trandem, tourists and a traffic warden (Rousse)

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Dreamaticus

We were bound to be killed, all because JH refused to wear the high-visibility jacket that I was offering him. Even though KT and I could be seen in our yellow regalia, it was really important that JH be visible … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cinema, cycling, French, glasses, Harry Potter, high-visibility jacket, parking meter, Perth, TPR, traffic warden, usherette | 1 Comment