Anywhere but Bordeaux! Adventures of an American Teacher in France
Book description
Jacqueline Donnelly recounts with humor her ex-pat life teaching English in a middle school in Bordeaux, France. Hoping to escape her predictable American life in the States, she runs away in search of adventure and self-discovery.The story reveals daily life in France, and the encounters with wonderful and not so…
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1 author picked Anywhere but Bordeaux! Adventures of an American Teacher in France as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I enjoyed reading about an American teacher who spends a year teaching in a middle school in France.
She brings her husband with her, leaving behind a stable, well-established life in America, and views this an adventure. The struggles she faces as she realizes that living in a foreign country is much less romantic than she anticipated. It made me remember how I too found it tough living overseas as I adjusted to new cultures and learned new langauges.
I appreciated how she compared American culture with the French one, and how she let me know about her friendships with…
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