Aix-cellent Food (excuse my cheesy pun)
So I’ve been compiling a list so far of all the delicious food that Madame has been cooking for us for dinner since arrival. It’s still a...
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MAGPIE
A lifestyle blog that's kind of a mess from a broad just doing her best
The magpie is a mouthy bird who hoards sentimentality, lives unabashedly, and will eat almost everything. That is me. I’m the magpie. Also my name is Maggie. See what I did there?
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maggiemac
- Sep 25, 2013
- 1 min
Saint Tropez
ONE DAY I WILL LIVE ON A YACHT. *photo credit to Josh Savides*
maggiemac
- Sep 22, 2013
- 1 min
Tarte Tropézienne
This is the pastry that Saint-Tropez is famous for. It really has been my favorite sweet I’ve had in France so far.
maggiemac
- Sep 22, 2013
- 2 min
Saint-Tropez
Yesterday, I was in the French Riviera. How crazy that I can actually say things like that?! We headed out really early in the morning...
maggiemac
- Sep 18, 2013
- 1 min
Au Marché
Here I am at the local market of fresh vegetables, fruit, lavender, meat, cheese, and sea food. The French-ness is hard to handle.
maggiemac
- Sep 18, 2013
- 1 min
Madame
Here is Madame with our amazing clafouti dessert. We decided to call our host mom Madame instead of her full name (Armelle de Vergnette)...
maggiemac
- Sep 18, 2013
- 1 min
Clafouti
Here I am with our traditional French dessert we kinda helped made. It’s a very simple recipe that can be made with really any kind of...
maggiemac
- Sep 18, 2013
- 2 min
Are You There World? It’s Me, Margaret.
Where in the world is Margaret??!! As it turns out, many, many places. Thanks to lax French education system and very long class times, I...
maggiemac
- Sep 18, 2013
- 2 min
The French Educational System (and why it’s a crazy headache)
Being in France is a constant reminder that I am American. Fully and truly 100% Murican. One of the largest examples that have been most...
maggiemac
- Sep 11, 2013
- 2 min
A Lazy Day in Aix
So it’s been a full week now in Aix but it feels like it’s been so much longer. What’s so great about being here is developing a new...
maggiemac
- Sep 10, 2013
- 1 min
Cassis boatyard
*Photo credit to Kelley Chang-Fong, whose Facebook page this was stolen from*
maggiemac
- Sep 10, 2013
- 1 min
Place Du Rotonde
*Photo credit to Kelley Chang-Fong, whose Facebook page this was stolen from* This is the main fountain I pass every time I head towards...
maggiemac
- Sep 10, 2013
- 1 min
Cassis beach
*Photo credit to Kelley Chang-Fong, whose Facebook page this was stolen from*
maggiemac
- Sep 7, 2013
- 2 min
À Cassis
Today was my second full day here and we had a very exciting (and exhausting) outing! At 8:30, our little group of seven American...
maggiemac
- Sep 5, 2013
- 3 min
Airports and Aix
Today I left my parents, friends, and country. I’ve only been overseas once before and it was with a high school program that held my...
maggiemac
- Sep 1, 2013
- 1 min
Where I’m Staying
So the following is my address first semester. I’m sure that I’ll be really homesick the first few weeks, so I’d love anything! Les...
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