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[ARC] Book Review: Zilch to Conversational – Daniel Vroman Rusteen (and my own thoughts on language-learning)
Dear reader, It’s been quite a long time since I published a book-related post so here we are! As you guys may now, I have been working with the platform Booksirens.com for a few months now and through this platform, I get to read books for free. In exchange, I give an honest feedback. This…
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Too much work is a lack of discipline too: in defense of balance.
Dear reader, These times and due to the whole quarantine situation, I come across a lot of “motivational content”. I have absolutely nothing against that content as I produce it myself but I would like to clarify something with you (and with myself). Most of these posts and videos teach you that you should be…
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Thoughts on balancing studies and homemaking
Dear reader, Today, I want to tackle with you a topic I always push back as it is a little controversial. We will talk about my views on homemaking. First, I will provide you with a definition of the term: to me, “homemaking” is putting love into your home, nurturing your environment and your relationship.…
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How to make advantage of being stuck at home: COVID-19, at home and healthy
Dear reader, We already covered together the topic of “the mistakes to avoid in the case of a confinement”. Today, I want to provide you with a more optimistic view of things, not treating “mistakes” but “possibilities“. This unexpected chaos can, indeed, be used in a productive way. How? Let me share with you five…
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How to avoid the mistakes linked to confinement: COVID-19, at home and healthy
Dear reader, As you may have guessed from the title of this blog, I live in France and where I live, the virus has already lead to strong governmental measures. Confinement is one of them. As my boyfriend is a security guard, I tend to spend long hours alone (not really, I can take care…
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An unplanned trip to Lisboa, Portugal: my favorite things to do (not the most touristic ones)
Dear reader, There are the trips we plan a year in advance and we feel like will be “the trip of our life” and there are the trips we did not plan and that end up becoming amazing memories. It is the case of this wonderful trip to Lisboa. I can remember very precisely how…
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The Frenchie Book Club: The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood (Can/U.S. Lit.) + in-depth review and honest thoughts.
Dear reader, As I was writing a review on Goodreads, I thought “why not writing one here?” and here I am. First, I will leave you with my Goodreads review and then, we will cover more thorough topics and dive deeper into the meaning of this amazing dystopian novel that is, according to The New…
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Reasons why you should read books and be proud.
Dear reader, Very often, we stumble across posts and videos, the titles of which look like “How to read more books” or “This is how I read X books a month” but we rarely see people discuss the reasons why they read that many books. I am personally no slow-reader but there is no way…
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How to: an organized life in spite of a crazy schedule.
Dear reader, On the Internet, we can find lots of posts and videos showing us these wonderful morning routines… but can we all really manage to have a “routine”? Maybe not, but we can still have a “routine-like” moment in our day. First, let me give you an insight into my life: I am a…
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