I’m back to attempt to open a new portion in this space which will venture more on life as a migrant (some say expat to make it seem more glamorous, but as you would later realize, it is not a walk in the park). Yes, sometime earlier this year, I’ve officially moved to a new city!
Read MoreI got a scholarship. I will start online Portuguese classes this afternoon [that’s morning in Portugal] with the generosity of the Portuguese government, through the Camões Institute, as coordinated by the University of Porto.
Read MoreRummaging through my files led me to find this hidden gem. Apparently, I filmed an entire day one fine rainy weekend in Rouen in 2016! Peek inside my student life in Rouen.
Read MoreHere are a few basic things I wrote in Lithuanian for the summer language class in 2018.
Read MoreI miss those quiet, slow mornings in my dorm in Rouen. I long for them everyday.
Read MoreEven as I get worse (to worst) in filming and editing, I am still proud to have accomplished this passion project I have long put off for several years and opportunities. Peek inside my world in Lithuania.
Read MoreWe have more similarities than we think. I found myself oddly, surprisingly yet pleasantly identifying with the Lithuanian language, belief system and culture.
Read MoreVery few to no one know about this: I actually have a vlog of my first few days in Lithuania. It starts with my arrival where I was met with rain showers during the 30 minute bus trip from Palanga airport to the bus stop right in front of my dorm. Then, the next frame is me narrating my state of being in my newly occupied dorm room.
Read MoreThis post has been written as part of the activities in one of my advanced French class about French bureaucracy. My students were encouraged to talk about one of their problems, describe their feelings and emotions going through this problem and share how they handled it. To get the ball rolling, I shared this problem I encountered as a student in France, during my first days in Rouen which I talked about briefly in this post from 2015.
Read MoreTwo years later, I look back at life in Lithuania. 3 planes, 3 cities, 3 time zones, 40 hours in transit, 9, 058 km… Don’t feel too sorry for me! I won an award for this. But I’m getting ahead of myself.
Read MoreI couldn’t believe it was my last day in France...again. I’ve said goodbye to France a lot of times, why is it still so heartbreaking to do so? Two weeks went by so slow and so fast, I don’t know what to make of it.
Read MoreAs I approach the post office and await its afternoon opening, a woman smiled at me and as I get nearer, she asked if I were from Tahiti. This is the second time someone mistook me as a Pacific Islander (not that I’m taking it as an offensive remark)!
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