Sunday, 17 September 2017

House hunting fever

Posted by Anne Canaveera on Sunday, September 17, 2017 in cultural differences, expat life

One day... Over the past few months, I have seen at least 3 or 4 new housing developments being built in my village. "For Sale" signs are appearing on every corner of the street, prices are going up, and people are back queuing up for hours to buy a house. All of this brought me back to the...

Back to school

Posted by Anne Canaveera on Saturday, September 09, 2017 in expat life, parenting

That's it, the kids are back to school, which means I'm also back making lunch boxes and supervising homework. All of this made me think about the differences between French and Irish schools. I'm not talking about the big ones like lunches or school hours because I already expressed my frustration...

He doesn't want to speak French

Posted by Anne Canaveera on Sunday, September 03, 2017 in expat life, parenting

I thought my 6-years old had reached a milestone when my mum announced he had been speaking French since day one of the holidays. As soon as he arrived at my parents, he instantly switched to French. Of course his sentences weren't perfect, but he was able to make himself understood without too...