South Africa!

Juil 27, 2012 | Afrique du Sud, Projet Polaris

Après un mois de silence radio, me revoici enfin ! Si j’ai été si discrète, c’est parce que mon arrivée en Afrique du Sud n’a pas été de tout repos et parce que je n’ai pas encore commencé avec les enfants. J’ai aussi passé ce dernier mois à faire de nombreuses...

[Cambodia] Strange list of recipes

June 21, 2012 | Cambodia, Polaris Project

It's almost over already! And I've been traveling the world for 10 months now. How time flies! "Ma doué béniguet!" as my mother would say! (That means "My blessed God" in Breton). We finished the stories and did the third one...

[Cambodia] Positive energy

May 30, 2012 | Cambodia, Polaris Project

My heart is filled with positive energy! The beginning of the week was a little difficult psychologically. I think culture shock has just hit me. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to be here. But everything, everything, everything is so different here that it takes some...

[Cambodia] On the way to Siem Reap

May 25, 2012 | Cambodia, Polaris Project

I'm on the bus on my way to Siem Reap and the famous Angkor Wat temple in northern Cambodia. The bus has Wi-Fi, which is wonderful! But that's because I chose a luxury bus for $13 (wow!). After two rather Western-style movies, it's...

[Cambodia] Special Days

May 24, 2012 | Cambodia, Polaris Project

Yesterday we brainstormed to choose the theme for the sixth story. As a reminder, five of the six stories the students write have a set theme (wedding, day at school, birthday, Sunday, national holiday). This exercise was...

[Cambodia] Back to school for Konstelacio

May 18, 2012 | Cambodia, Polaris Project

Ah, what a joy it is to return to school! I do all this because I love working with students and letting them teach me about their culture. Unfortunately, it's only three short hours a week, and every transition between schools seems like...