Author Archives: Jeremie

Grade: CPSchool: L’ecole De ChandaiPersons: Emmanuel It’s never a dull moment in elementary school. A pool of children from all sorts of backgrounds and behavioral problems that would have a teacher rethink their career. No teacher quit their job on this particular day, fortunately. It was a normal day in CP. All of the studentsContinue reading “Action… Reaction!”

Grade: CPSchool: L’ecole De ChandaiPersons: Madame Bidou But Math will! Schools in France are no joke. They are absolutely brutal for the dumb… like me! I wasn’t dumb, but math sure made me feel that way. I remember so vividly, the whole class was told that they could go to recess as soon as theyContinue reading “Complaining Won’t Save You”

Grade: CPSchool: L’ecole De ChandaiPersons: Madame Bidou It was just another fun-filled day in the schoolyard at L’ecole de Chandai. The recess area was huge! It was comprised of a large concrete center, surrounded by grass and trees. On this particular day, I was playing on the grassy area on the right side of theContinue reading “And I Almost Got Away With It!”

Grade: MaternelleSchool: Saint Michel TuboeufPersons: None I was lucky enough to have the common sense about Santa’s existence at an early age. Santa was never a prominent figure in my life. Sure, there were Santa Clause-themed objects around me in public, but at the home, I don’t recall it being pushed. Perhaps my parents wantedContinue reading “Santa Isn’t Real… My Parents Are!”

Grade: MaternelleSchool: Saint Michel TuboeufPersons: Random Boy Action Man! One of my favorite set of toys as a young boy. Action Man did it all! He was the kid version of Rambo in a nutshell. Although far less dramatic and had its own kid’s show. In this particular story, I hid out with one ofContinue reading “The Fugitive”

Grade: MaternelleSchool: Saint MichellePersons: Lunch Lady, Antoine Lunch ladies… the providers of sustenance! The following is a warning for all of those who take it for granted…Meals in France are different than in America. Astronomically different! In France, a 3-course meal with dessert was normal. All of the food was fresh and of high quality.Continue reading “Peas and Pain”

Grade: CE1School: ChandaiPersons: Madame Bidou, Blonde Boy (unamed) A blue devil… what does that even mean? To a child’s ears, it’s gibberish, although scary. A scary and powerful phrase for a teacher to wield I never forgot the one instance I heard it uttered.CE1 (2nd Grade), had a great but old school french teacher… IContinue reading “The Blue Devil”

Grade: CPSchool: ChandaiFriends: Felix Homework is difficult! What’s even more difficult is listening to ensuing panic while you are trying to finish your work. That is exactly what happened to me on a fateful day that would test my honesty with one of my closest friends.I was a great kid. If something went wrong, itContinue reading “The Missing Zidane Coin”