During class the other day we went into a card shop, as one does. In said card shop, I found the poster below. As a Parisian native who also lived in NYC, and an urban planner to boot, I have feelings about this poster. OK, really my first thought was a whole-body shudder. And once … Read moreParis/NYC
On Monday, HISPinParis 2025 will officially set off. Over their month in Paris students will be expected to blog at least twice a week. The blog aggregator can be found here: I thought about writing instructions and then thought I could teach by doing instead. So here’s a blog post that demonstrates what I’m looking … Read moreC’est Parti!
I’ve started a podcast and I’m really excited about it. It’s called Verdigris, and I’m cohosting it with my bestie, Rae Henry. I started blogging about a decade after everyone else so it makes sense that I’m also trying my hand at podcasting a bit late. My blog has been sadly neglected for a long … Read moreLate to the Party
It’s the last week of HISPinParis23. My students have been blogging about their activities – check the posts out here – but I’ve been too busy to write anything. The students have ably commented on all our activities, so there’s no need for me to add my two cents. I did get to check out … Read moreEuh, quoi?
A friend of my sister’s is traveling to Paris and wanted some pointers. Plus, HISPinParis is heading out in two weeks anyway. This seems like a good time to write up some Paris-specific travel advice. So in no particular order, here goes: In terms of food: One last piece of advice: try to speak French. … Read moreConseils de voyage
**DISCLAIMER: I am writing this post as a private homeowner in Fredericksburg. The post does not purport to reflect the opinions of my employer or my colleagues.** **NOTE ADDED JUNE 16: Although this post disagrees with the political position being put forward by the SOSFH lawn signs, I fully respect property owners’ rights to engage … Read moreDon’t like ADU’s? Don’t have one.
Teaching #HISPinParis is really engaging as a teacher in large part because I get to introduce students to new places, some of which they probably wouldn’t see otherwise. That said, it’s pretty rare that I get to see something completely new to *me*. I lived in Paris for the first 15 years of my life … Read moreSomething New!
I am in Paris for #HISPinParis22. It’s my first time back since 2019, the longest I’ve been away from my native city. As usual, one assignment for the class is that students have to blog about their experience. Personally, I haven’t blogged since < checks website for first time in months > April 2021. Yikes. … Read moreFriendly disagreement
I spent over a decade pouring my heart and soul in this site. I perfected the pages for my classes, constantly updated to new plugins, read up on WordPress changes, and generally spent lots and lots of time making the site as useable and pretty as possible. And then COVID.UMW required that all courses be … Read moreThe new normal
I’ve now spent over a decade railing against the use of LMS. I’ve put my money where my mouth is, too, developing my materials on this site, keeping them available without a paywall, and making interfaces as easy as possible. My ethical objections to the LMS hasn’t changed, and I still hate the way it … Read moreback to the drawing board