Author Archives: David
Language Learning
I’m learning there are a few things about learning a new language that they don’t really tell you in orientation or anywhere in the book, so I thought I would share them. Don’t ask why do they do it that … Continue reading
French cheese tasting
We are learning many things as we live in France. We knew that there were hundreds of different cheeses, so we have decided that we would purchase one or two different cheeses when we go to the store. We learned … Continue reading
Fun with phones
We currently have a phone and a dsl modem in our flat, but we only have one working phone jack in our flat. At least that’s what I was able to deduce from the French telecom worker that showed up … Continue reading
Parent Teacher Conference
Tonight was Joshua’s parent teacher conference. This was my 5th trip to the school today, so I walked close to 10 miles just going back and forth to his school today. I had my little notebook that I carry around … Continue reading
5 verbs and 2 adjectives
I was encouraged as I listened to the phonetics teacher share with us from Luke 9:10-17 today in French. I was able to follow along in my new La Bible (French translation) and was able to understand enough of what … Continue reading
First day of school
All four of us made it through our first day of school. DeAnna and I are in different classes because the school separates the spouses to keep down the competition for the beginners, like that would happen with us. But … Continue reading
Adventure in Paris
The day before school started we had our first day trip to Paris. We walked to the RER station and took the C train all the way to the Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel stop, it took about an hour … Continue reading
Adventures in shopping
Although Cora looks like a really big Wal-Mart there are a few differences that we are learning about. Produce needs to be weighed in the produce section not at the register We still haven’t figured out what to do with … Continue reading
Walk around Massy
Here are some pictures of one of our walks around the town we are living in:
Internet
We’ve managed to get signed up to have internet in our flat, French Telecom will come and turn it on in 10 days. So until then we will have limited access to the internet at the school. There is a … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 