Annabelle Mou
Today, December 6th, is St. Nicolas Day. However, we celebrated this festival in advance on December 2nd. We set out for Metz at around 11 in the morning, bundled up in layers of clothing to guard ourselves from the cold of December. I’d previously been to Metz before, but it was for a birthday party... Continue Reading →
Because of how I was rushing to get out of the house in the morning, I did not have time to take photos of our snow-coated yard. So on the way to school, I sent Papa a message and asked him to do it for me. And when I came home that day after school,... Continue Reading →
I woke up to the usual dark morning, starting the day off with a large mug of hot chocolate. It never occurred to me to look outside. And then it was time for me to leave the house and hop into Frank’s car. (Frank is a friend of my host parents who works in Sarreguemines,... Continue Reading →
I've only begun to take the German tram frequently the past week, and I've already had two encounters of completely different people. On Wednesday (22 November) before the tram stopped itself at Römerkastell (read about the incident here), I was dealing with a man who ranted on and on about how Chinese people were taking... Continue Reading →
14 October Guess who is the birthday boy today? My host father Gilles! (Obviously you can see that from the title of this post..) And he had the perfect day planned out for the entire family. That’s the thing I find to be super generous of him - he gives more than receives. For a... Continue Reading →
24 September Maman had a conference in Nancy, so Papa drove her there and took me along to show me around the city where my host sister Pauline was doing her studies (and where Papa did his studies too). It was a big city, but not bustling like Paris. The atmosphere was rather relaxed, and... Continue Reading →
First things first, I want to explain a bit about my blog. I created this site early November, and there were so many events that happened in September and October that I did not write about, so I’m in a “late assignments” situation right now. That’s why when I post a blog about something that... Continue Reading →
2nd week of French school... I felt happy way too soon. The first week was usually unusual - I was the new kid and a bunch of people came to talk to me because they were curious. There was even once when one girl led me to meet her group of friends, and while I... Continue Reading →
04 SeptemberI still remember my first day of school in France. I wore my FuHsing hoodie for good luck (FuHsing is the high school I go to in Taiwan). As excited as I was, I was also scared to death. I had absolutely no idea what French high school students would be like, what they... Continue Reading →
Annabelle Mou
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