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The Holy Trinity of Haute Provence: Lavender, Lac Sainte Croix and Languid Medieval Villages

Photos and text by Emily Benson-Scott Gorge du Verdon “The emerald giant is more than far away, it’s another world..” (Jean Giono) Last week I wrote about the lavender fields and village of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, but that was only two of the three delights of the Alpes-de-Hautes-Provence region of France. The third wonder of the region

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Sunday Summary: In Love with a Landscape

Photos and Text by Emily Benson-Scott One of the ways I know I’ve begun to feel at home in a place is that I start my jogging routine. When I say routine, I don’t mean really mean routine in the every day sense, I just mean being able to finally execute the idea of a

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Sunday Summary: Residential Purgatory

Photos and Text by Emily Benson-Scott Settling in and preparing to reside in a foreign country for three months is not without its challenges. It took me a few days to notice the container I put in the refrigerator that was a dead ringer for the milk carton was actually lavender-scented bleach. Fortunately, neither Rob

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New Series: How to Make Money Online: #1 Teach for an Online University

Photos and Text by Emily Benson-Scott Telecommuting on the French Riviera For the last few years, job hunting has been a strangely pleasurable experience, largely due to being able to enter the euphonious word “remote” in the job search category. Imagine telling your employer ten years ago, “Yes, I will work for you, but only

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Leaving the Brick and Mortar World

By Emily Benson-Scott I’ve just finished a wonderful semester of teaching at LaGuardia Community College in Queens NYC.  I had one exceptionally bright and talented student in ENG 101 who managed to turn in homeworks and free-writes while performing Burlesque in Vienna.  In my women’s literature class, we read novels featuring powerful Haitian, Afghani and African-American female

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The Secret Rivi(area): How to find Luxury Lodging for $28/night

This blog’s title is a result of a film blooper we liked so much we decided to coin a new word. I’d been saying the word “Riviera” so many times, my subconscious was about to slip into a coma from boredom, so it must have decided to add an extra syllable and jazz the word

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