Ed's blog, but in English

Ed

Par edthehorse

Tasty discovery

holidays France

Par edthehorse

France is known for its 300 sorts of cheese, and I must admit that every time I travel in the country I like tasting a new type of cheese. This time I have discovered the "Banon", a medium-sized goat cheese, wrapped in chestnut-tree's leaves. It's delicious,...

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Have you ever heard of Chalon Sur Saône ?

arts, fun, holidays

Par edthehorse

A nice little town, supposed to be quiet, but when I happen to be there it's always noisy and crowded, in a very friendly way. Indeed every third weekend of July (from Thursday to Sunday included), there is a street arts festival called "Chalon dans la...

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HOW I FEEL ABOUT ENGLAND

English way of life, likes and dislikes

Par edthehorse

Don't try to find any logical orders in this list. Besides I'm sure I've forgotten many things that would come to my mind in a conversation. So, please comment and I'm sure I'll find lots of things to answer. I like Lire la suite

Do you like Frogland ?

british, clichés, French

Par edthehorse

On the motorway this morning I saw quite a large number of British cars. Considering the direction they were heading for I guess these people had already finished their holidays, poor things ! I hope they were carrying good memories back to England. I...

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Shiny souls

Death, Diamond, memories

Par edthehorse

I've just read an article about some people in Switzerland who have the ashes of their dear but dead ones transformed into gems. It keeps me puzzled. I've unfortunately lost quite a few members of my family, and I sometimes find difficult to live with...

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FREE AT LAST !

A-levels, boring, exam

Par edthehorse

Great news ! I've got through my heap of A-level papers ! I actually feel a great weight off my mind. That means of course I will be able to enjoy a long weekend with ADMV. Although she doesn't know yet, but she will have to help me copy down all the...

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The City Where I spent Three Days

elsewhere, sun, teaching

Par edthehorse

I was summoned to go and test 12 candidates in Lyon as part of an exam entitled "BTS" (Brevet de Technicien Supérieur). They have 20 minutes to get ready to talk about a document (text, ad, painting, cartoon...) dealing with art, design, advertising,...

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WHERE ED COMES FROM

explanation, origins, television

Par edthehorse

You may wonder where my name, Ed, comes from. Well, it all started in April 2006 when I decided to create a blog in French. I thought then that I would mainly talk about my job. Indeed I had been reading lots of blogs written by young colleagues, lots...

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First note and lots of emotion

english, introduction, teaching

Par edthehorse

I've been thinking about it for a while, admiring Claude actually for managing two blogs at the same time and Silver Tiger has convinced me. From now on, as well as writing in French about my daily life, I will try to write in English too. And this will...

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