savan - Me, Myself and my trips

9 avril 2013

Bacis

Pi maï coming, at the university the parties are starting. The students by year and field are holding parties and they invite us (the professors). That means bacis (blessing ceremony) represented by threads are tightened to your wrists by anybody present...

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9 avril 2013

Keep it calm & smash your students (or not)

What a teacher should do to "discipline" her/his students? I don't know if it's the heat, the fatigue or some relationship issue but for a couple of days something is going on with some of them. They just keep talking during the class and it's still the...

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Tags: Laos, Savan, Savannakhet, Students, University

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5 avril 2013

Work, work, work

I have the 4th year students of French studies, a class of 26. And after one month, I can clearly see the shift between those who have been in bilingual classes and those who started from scratch. What can I say? I f I compare to my Chinese students,...

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3 avril 2013

Sightseeing

I finally got out of the town for a day and it was so refreshing. I am a real town-dweller but I must admit going out in the countryside, well was something that I really appreciated. With some friends (a French couple and an Indian-Australian lady) we...

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30 mars 2013

Companionship

I have already talked about the dogs' issues at night. The wandering cows and dogs on the campus but did I talked about Coco? He is a rooster that the neighbors with all their generosity leave in the backyard of the house as they may think the grass is...

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27 mars 2013

Worst day ever!!!

My visa expiring soon I have to make a new one so the cheapest way is going out of the country and come back in again. As Savannakhet aka Savan has a border with Thailand, yours and truly decided to make a 1 day trip to Mukdahan (Thailand). I woke up...

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24 mars 2013

Everyone's guilty pleasure

Sabaydii, Since I have been here I haven't fully fallen into the local temptation: massage. I have only been once since my arrival and that is unacceptable ^ ^. Laos' massages are the same as Chinese ones but less hurtful and more attention is accorded...

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Tags: travel, lifestyle, beauté, Laos, Savan, Savannkhet

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24 mars 2013

Mr Weather tell me how is going to be like?

When I arrived I knew that the good season was over and the heat will be my welcome present. My expectations were below the reality: 40 °C for the first 3 days!! Then it wen back to normal 32 to 35 °C. Thanks, we 've got AC at the Uni (in the teachers'...

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10 mars 2013

I hate dogs!!

Hi, I am an animal lover but here dogs wander freely (yay!!) but at night in some streets, it's a problem. This night for the second time I have found myself in a very dislikable situation. I found myself surrounded by a pack of 3-4 dogs, and they were...

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6 mars 2013

Saybadii you all

On the road again, yay!! For a week I have rooted myself in Laos, my first time in Southeast Asia. I will be there for 3 months in a small town called Savannakhet aka Savan. I will be teaching at university and training young french teachers. So far except...

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Tags: travel, Asia, Laos, Savan, Savannkhet