Category Archives: France
Qui coupe le fromage? (Who cut the cheese?)
Today our school offered an extra-curricular activity of a French cheese tasting. We had our own at home tasting shortly after arrival and weren’t impressed, so I thought now I might be more cultured. The chef conducting the tasting forewarned … Continue reading
From the mouth of an MK (Missionary Kid)
Last night our family looked at pictures from the past 10 years. One of the pictures was the home we sold in Pleasant Hill, MO. Jonah looked at the picture and asked, “When do we get to go back to … Continue reading
Skype
I’m thankful for the invention of Skype. We are able to see family and friends back in the states and they are able to see us and seeing someone face to face makes them almost feel like they are in … Continue reading
Praying in another language
Today in chapel we had a special prayer service. The advanced students listed some of the prayer concerns of the countries that they are preparing to serve in and one of the students will be serving with us in Cameroon. … Continue reading
Puppet Show
We had two little boys that were looking for something to do on the day off so DeAnna build a puppet show stage for Jonah out of a box that she found. Then we downloaded some pictures of different monsters … Continue reading
Official Medical Exam
This afternoon we were required to complete our Carte de Sejour (residency papers to stay in France). My appointment was 1 hour before David’s, so I traveled to the office and started being processed. The first stop after reception was … Continue reading
Snow
Jonah shared with me on the way to school that he knows what snow is made out of as it snowed on us on our walk to school this morning. So I had to ask, what is snow made out … Continue reading
DeAnna’s Lotion Choice
Although we have been in France for over 4 months, we are still able to have new experiences – The following happened to DeAnna. Do you ever feel like your life is similar to a Saturday Night Live skit? I … Continue reading
Yummy Cake
We were introduced to a new tradition that the French celebrate after Christmas called Galette des Rois which means the Kings cake. From what our friends shared and what I was able to find on wikipedia the cake is “to … Continue reading
French Lesson #234
There are many words in French and English that look very similar to one another but they have totally different meanings and they are called faux amies (false friends). There are several that we have learned about but the other … Continue reading
D squared + J squared = Anderson 