Author Archives: David
Shopping
Yes this is a feat that we thought we have mastered in French. But there were many things that we were unaware of since there are no signs and the only way you find this out is if you are … Continue reading
Combinations
There are many different foods that can be purchased in the stores here that are not easily available in the United States. The problem is that just eating the food alone might not be how the French desired the food … Continue reading
How to tell time (take 2)
This is DeAnna and I’ve been keeping a “Misadventures with DeAnna” count and I have another entry. Last week I met with my new language partner for the first time. In school I learned to tell time in French by … Continue reading
Don’t let the pronoun get you down!
Today was class as usual and after the instructor asked us if we understood our homework which we all did we were given a quick quiz to verify we understood the grammar concept. We all used the new concept correctly … Continue reading
Knock Knock Jokes
On the way to school Joshua wanted to do knock knock jokes. Luckily he doesn’t insist that all the jokes are funny just that he can repeat what he has been told. Since today was April Fool’s day, what better … Continue reading
Cultural Differences
When Joshua was playing at the sandbox he was sharing his sand toys with another little French boy and they were both building roads for their pretend trucks to drive on. They were very intent on building the best sand … Continue reading
Train Witnessing
The other day on the train Jonah began singing Jesus Loves Me (in English) for everyone in our train car. Normally it’s silent on the train unless someone is playing the accordion or another performer is trying to put on … Continue reading
Wonderful Gift
The other day when I came home DeAnna had a wonderful gift waiting for me. Le Porte-Filtre, this has to be the best invention I have witnessed since moving to France! C’est formidable! It allows me to have a fresh … Continue reading
Story telling
Today in class our instructor told us a story and asked us to repeat the story to him. It was an exercise to see if we understood what he said and if we were able to use the correct verb … Continue reading
Making Friends
Jonah has been the only one in the family who is forced to speak in French the entire day, which is evident when he starts speaking and doesn’t have the pronunciation problems the rest of us have. DeAnna and I … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 