Category Archives: France
Bones
I thought going to the Catacombs would be a cross between Harrison Ford looking for clues to find some hidden treasure or Mike Rowe on Dirty Jobs walking through a dirty smelly basement. I am sad to report it was … Continue reading
The top 10 signs we have adapted to France
10. We rate cheese by strength and not just the smell. 9. People stop us on the street for directions and we can help them. 8. We question when we are charged the wrong price for something. 7. We are … Continue reading
Language Lesson #324
This week was a special week in France, La Fête du Cinéma, and according to the advertisement that we received from the city we live in all movies were only 3 euros! That’s more then half off the regular adult … Continue reading
Summer has arrived
After almost a year in France I’m still experiencing nuances in the day to day life that I was not aware of. Today we went to the park for the boys to play and at the edge of the field … Continue reading
Embassy Endurance
Wednesday at the Cameroon Embassy was a cross between living a Saturday Night Live skit (funny) and being pushed emotionally over the edge (sad). When we were at our final training in North Carolina, we “acted” out an embassy bureaucratic … Continue reading
Storytelling
This week Jonah was very insistent on taking his Bible Cover to school. We asked why he wanted to take it so bad, and he finally shared that he wanted to tell his friend K about Noah’s ark and there … Continue reading
Stereotypes
Living cross-culturally is challenging and no matter how many classes or how much training one has – you really learn by doing it because life isn’t a textbook and everyone experiences daily life differently. I didn’t realize until living abroad … Continue reading
Marche pour Jésus
Saturday we went into to Paris for the 22nd annual marche (French for the word Walk) for Jesus. Here are a few pictures form the event. The French news reports that there were about 3000 people that walked through the … Continue reading
Grand Spectacle
Friday night Joshua’s class and a few of the other classes put on a performance of the story of the loup (French for wolf) and his class sang and danced while the older classes memorized the story. It was a … Continue reading
Embassy Trip
I made the first trip to the Cameron Embassy in Paris today to get the forms we need to fill out for our Visas. I tried calling the phone numbers we had but there was no answer so I thought … Continue reading
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