Annabelle Mou
First days somehow always seem to be the best - the weather was sunny and the beautiful blue sky was to die for. We had breakfast at the hostel then changed into ski clothes. Then it was all about marching up the slope in our heavy boots, and carrying our skis onto the bus that... Continue Reading →
Stepping into 2018, there are tons of things that I'm anticipating this year. (Not counting them for you though! Won't be fun if y'all know what I will be doing) The six-day ski trip was first in line and I'd been super hyped about it for a long time already. Back in September when I... Continue Reading →
31 December 2017 ~ 01 January 2018 First of all, Happy Birthday to my (real) mom! Coolest thing ever to be born on the last day of the year. Just like my epic adventure here in France, the last day of 2017 was set to be epic as well. One of the most important sights... Continue Reading →
30 December 2017 Festivities call for family to gather together. For New Year's we were at the grandparents' house. Papi and Mamie (French for "grandpa" and "grandma") lived in Arcachon, in a cozy house well-lit by natural light from the numerous picture windows. Of course we weren't going to sit around all day being couch... Continue Reading →
27 December 2017 WednesdayAs expected, the French royals back then built palaces everywhere, making the entire country their playground. Fontainebleau, 20 minutes away from Paris, was one of the places chosen by the posh to construct a vacation home. Compared with Versailles, the palace was small. But already large enough that it took us... Continue Reading →
As my host family told me, when French people say “we’ll leave at 10 a.m.”, in the end they always leave one and a half or even two hours later. I found out that it was true this morning. Scheduled to leave at ten, we ended up pulling out of the parking a little after... Continue Reading →
With English translations! / 有中文翻譯!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLufdgHihPo Note: (...) means I don't understand what the video is saying or I don't know how to translate it. / (...) 表示我聽不懂影片在說麼或者是我不知道怎麼翻譯 English TranslationNews Anchor: At the beginning of the school year, Institution Sainte Chrétienne welcomed a new student – Annabelle Mou, a 17 year-old Taiwanese who came to France... Continue Reading →
One of the most important festivities in Europe is, no doubt, Christmas. The “Marché de Noël”, French for Christmas Market, can be found almost everywhere. I’m sure everyone has heard of the Christmas Market in Strasbourg before. Unfortunately, I did not get the chance to visit it this year. Sarreguemines may be a small border... Continue Reading →
I've had some crazy things happen to me before in my life. Being able to live a year in France, for example. Sometimes I still can't believe it when I look back at the three months that have already passed and how I've gotten used to living a French life. But I never imagined to... Continue Reading →
28 October 2017 ["vacances" is the French word for "vacation"]Saturday near noon I joined Héloïse, Maman and Papa in the car and off we went. We were on our way to Gérardmer to visit Papa’s aunt. The drive took about an hour, with the last ten minutes climbing altitude until we finally arrived in front... Continue Reading →
Annabelle Mou
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