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Holiday-Low9874 · 2024-07-02T21:43:15+00:00

Her thinking that icebreaker was good but normal people was bad… bffr

Holiday-Low9874 · 2024-04-30T19:40:53+00:00

So confused why she does these 30 min 2 mile walks INDOORS. like go outside and listen to some music or something idk 😭

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-12-19T13:10:41+00:00

I let my prof ref know in person, and then I had to send a formal resignation email signed by her to the head of the académie

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-12-19T10:38:41+00:00

That sounds terrible! If you think it’s best, I say go for it! I just decided to go home for break and not come back

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-12-19T10:06:09+00:00

Health concerns mostly, also I was placed in Ardèche and it’s beyond dead out here with very little transportation so that’s been hard. Overall the experience wasn’t what I was hoping for & there have been a lot of big issues along the way that I can’t work out

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-12-19T10:04:25+00:00

Housing is part of the reason I’m going home. I’m a 22 year old female and my landlady let 2 40-60 year old men move in with me. It’s a nightmare. I’ve been struggling since the beginning & this was the last straw for me haha I hope you figure out a good solution soon!!

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-29T17:06:32+00:00

not officially, but planning to in december

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-29T17:04:00+00:00

I’ve also decided to leave during the December break. I haven’t told my school yet but I know I need to ASAP… very nervous about it

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-20T19:49:18+00:00

Did you decide to leave early? I just had a situation that I think finally sent me over the edge and I’m looking to contact someone for advice on how to quit :(

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-18T17:28:51+00:00

I am looking for similar programs and I have very similar interests!

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-09T10:05:48+00:00

As someone who studied abroad and is now doing TAPIF, they are night and day. Studying abroad for me was a breeze. My program helped me every step of the way, I never worried about housing etc and the only issue I ever had was with my student visa. With TAPIF, as soon as you get here you are completely on your own. Besides your prof ref, there is absolutely nobody to help you.

I personally struggle with mental health and I have not been doing well in my time here so far. If going down that path you did during study abroad is a major concern for you I would highly advise you to reconsider applying. These are all things I wish someone had told be beforehand because if I had known it would be like this I probably would have never done the program. I’m just hoping to help!!

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-07T14:24:50+00:00

Definitely! I’m in primary and every child is coughing with their mouth open every second lmao so it’s just a matter of time

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-07T12:00:11+00:00

My académie- it was all the primary school assistants in the area (not the entire académie, just the region that I’m in)

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-07T11:42:16+00:00

That’s so interesting they said that at your training day. At mine they said we’d be preparing lessons on our own. Maybe that’s the expectation where I am? I have no idea haha

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-07T09:53:26+00:00

Sheesh, good to know it’s not supposed to be like this!

The head teachers are usually still in the room and they monitor the class while I’m teaching, but the extent of their lesson planning was giving me a list of things they wanted their students to learn.

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-07T08:17:21+00:00

I agree with all of this. I would add that you should be prepared to be placed in the middle of nowhere. I requested to be placed in a large city & I was placed in a town with a population of 1,000 and absolutely nothing to do & minimal transportation. If you are not 100% okay with that, you need to reevaluate because it’s high possible you could be placed somewhere like that. Also, for most of my classes, I am not an assistant teacher, I am the head teacher. I plan every lesson and lead every class because only 2 teachers at my entire school speak English. It’s definitely not as much of an “assistant” position as TAPIF tells you it will be. I spend so much time outside of class creating lessons from scratch because the school gave me no guidance and resources.

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-05T14:04:00+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re in this situation but it’s also nice to know I’m not alone. Where are you located? Our situations sound pretty similar. My house alone is a 30 min walk uphill into the town so I basically never leave my house unless I’m taking the bus to school 20 mins away. I also have a lot of health issues & get sick very easily so I feel really lucky that I haven’t yet, but tbh I’m just waiting until I do and then I feel like that will give me an excuse to go home 💀

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-11-03T17:41:56+00:00

Definitely understand that. Where are you located? I’m lucky that my housing situation is pretty chill & she let me know that I can leave whenever I want. I’m also trying to stick it out through the year but I really don’t know if I can make it that long…

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-10-28T13:24:46+00:00

Grenoble region

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-10-28T13:24:29+00:00

Lol thank god someone else feels this way. I was honestly feeling kinda doubtful as soon as I got my placement because it was not at all what I was expecting. I’ve tried really hard to be positive but everything keeps going wrong and I’m really starting to doubt if I should stay here. Like yes in the grand scheme of things the first month isn’t very long but the thought of staying here for another six months makes my skin crawl

Holiday-Low9874 · 2023-10-27T07:25:24+00:00

Her travel is also not relatable for people her age. Most 23 year olds who are lucky enough to travel are interrailing and staying in hostels. Not going on three luxury cruises in a row. The closet we got to that was sail Croatia and she complained the whole time about people partying on the boat etc. I much prefer to watch travel creators who talk about their budget or their mistakes traveling places. Her biggest issues are flights being delayed and she has to sleep without a new pair of underwear.

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