Category: TAPIF Guide
19
Nov
Improve Your French on TAPIF
by Danielle Brown
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How many times has this happened to you?After frantically typing on Google Translate and mentally rehearsing, you’ve finally worked up the courage to call over...
31
May
TAPIF Guide Pt. 8: A Week in the Life of a Language Assistant
by Danielle Brown
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Let me be honest. I’ve spent weeks brainstorming this article. The purpose of this TAPIF guide is to share mine (and a few other) experiences...
22
May
TAPIF Guide Pt. 7: Settling In as a Language Assistant
by Danielle Brown
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Once you’ve landed in France and recovered from jetlag, the real work begins. I’ve already exhausted not one, but two posts on housing. Yet there’s...
08
May
TAPIF Housing Outtake
by Danielle Brown
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The issue of finding housing as a language assistant in France is a massive topic. It’s the reason I had to dedicate a long post...
01
May
TAPIF Guide Pt. 6: Housing
by Danielle Brown
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One of my biggest grievances with TAPIF is that it doesn’t include housing. Worse still, the amount of support each assistant receives in finding housing...
15
Nov
I Broke the Cardinal Rule
by Danielle Brown
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The cardinal rule of TAPIF is simple and two-fold: push yourself to speak French and avoid speaking your native language. As you can tell from...
22
Oct
TAPIF Guide Pt. 5 – Top 20 Things to Pack
by Danielle Brown
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When I first started writing this post, I thought to myself that it was timely. At the time, I was packing my two suitcases. Nearly...
10
Sep
TAPIF Guide Pt. 4: Things I Regret Packing
by Danielle Brown
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If you’re reading this, you’re witnessing history in the making. For the first time in TJF history, I have a valid excuse for my absence....
28
Jul
TAPIF Guide Pt. 3: Things I’m Glad I Packed
by Danielle Brown
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From a myopic perspective, seven-and-a-half to eight months on TAPIF is unending. Having completed the programme, I can assure you that one day you’ll awake...
19
Jul
TAPIF Guide Pt. 2: Pre-Departure
by Danielle Brown
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Take it from me. Once you receive that email saying CONGRATULATIONS/FELICITATIONS, it’s easy to lose yourself in the fantasy of living in France. Maybe that...