Travelling Amber

• Interdit Bancaire in France: What is it & How do I get rid of it? 20 hours ago Last Sunday I got a nasty surprise as my bank card was swallowed by an ATM. "Incorrect code" flashed across the screen twice, so before typing my PIN a third and final time, I dug into my wallet and checked to make sure I hadn't gone crazy. As my card disappeared for good after a third and final...
• An Unorganized Life 3 days ago I wish there was some little fairy that would follow me around organizing behind me, because life around here these days looks like a real mess. It started over the winter when the sky was falling -- bricks were literally falling off the house with all the freezing weather we had, and there were a...
• Teacher, Professor, Other? 1 week ago Sometimes I think I made a big mistake in life when I chose my career, but that is a thought that hits me when my "French brain" is active, and not my "American brain". That's because in French culture, you choose what you are going to do for the rest of your life (more or less with few/rare...
• 27 & a Michelin (fallen) Star 2 weeks ago *disclaimer -- this post is full of first-world problems*Last week I turned 27, and man... it feels old. Goodbye early 20's. Goodbye mid-20's. Hello there, late-20's... I'm quietly knocking on 30's door...To celebrate my birthday, we went to La Laiterie in Lambersart. This is my fourth...
• That time I admitted I was wrong 1 month ago (Part two of this week's saga)Yesterday when we came home to an empty house and no word yet again, I decided to do something about it. I asked my friend if he could text my girl to see if she was OK. There was no logical reason to slip off into the night like that except for the fact that she is a...

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