The Pros & Cons of Doing TAPIF

Bonjour, future assistant(e)s! With less than two months until the start of your work contract teaching in France, it's no doubt that you're counting down the days until you touch down on French soil. You're gearing up for the next six to seven months abroad, as you can almost taste the excitement of living in the land … Continue reading The Pros & Cons of Doing TAPIF

One-Year Blogging Anniversary!

Hello, there! As of today (July 30th), I am celebrating my first anniversary of blogging on Rebecca Goes Rendezvous. While it might not be such a huge accomplishment for other, more-seasoned bloggers in this massive online-writing platform, I am still glad to be here to continue what I love about traveling, poetry, and random life musings from … Continue reading One-Year Blogging Anniversary!

Reflections on Anonymity and Success after Graduation

As you can tell from the title, today's post will be somewhat different since it's neither about traveling nor about my teaching experience in France. The idea came to me a couple of weeks ago while I was back at home (as in Los Angeles): I live close to the middle and high schools that … Continue reading Reflections on Anonymity and Success after Graduation

Life Update in France #3 (I’m Going Home?!)

Bonjour! It's incredible to realize that I haven't written one of these "life updates" in over four months, with the last one being back in January, right after coming back from the vacances de Noël. In any case, so much has happened since then, and I thought that I would dedicate a post to catch you … Continue reading Life Update in France #3 (I’m Going Home?!)

Destination: Melk and Dürnstein, Austria

While on the Danube river cruise last April with my parents, we hit up many spots along the way that were a bit off-the-beaten path of your usual "Vienna-Bratislava-Budapest" itinerary (although we did those, too. More on them later). Sailing away from Linz (where we'd actually opted for a day trip to Český Krumlov in the Czech … Continue reading Destination: Melk and Dürnstein, Austria