Category Archives: France
Study break
We just finished up a week of testing and now we have a week and a half off from school. It felt like a week of finals but we kept having tests on the same subject, either oral, written or … Continue reading
Bus Stop Advertisement
The following picture was displayed around town on most of the bus stops and as I glanced at it I thought, I must have finally switched to thinking in French, and then I realized I was only reading in English … Continue reading
Walking to School
We have adjusted to the walk to and from school but besides the additional exercise that we are all now getting we are also getting a little over an hour every day for the kids to ask us questions and … Continue reading
Treasure Hunt
Today was the weekly trip to the Massy library, really the bibliothèque because the library is where you go to buy the books and we were just in a borrowing kind of mood. The entire walk there Joshua was insistent … Continue reading
Too much for you
We decided we would try the Chinese French restaurant for diner that is just a block away from our apartment between the boulangerie (bakery) and the boucherie (butcher). DeAnna was going to walk up and bring it home to eat. … Continue reading
One month in France
So it’s been one month since we first arrived in France and I thought I would share some of the lessons that I have learned so far outside of class. Not far means less than a 20 minute walk. Even … Continue reading
French Berets
We spent our Saturday touring the city as tourists and I noticed when I went in to buy some overpriced batteries for our camera across the street from Notre Dame that they were also selling berets. We have been living … Continue reading
Library Visit
We finally were able to use our Library (Bibliothèque) cards for the local library. They have a large kids section, which is good for the boys and for us since we are reading at a child’s level, and we have … Continue reading
Playmobil Funpark
We found a great place for the kids to play that was not expensive, not an easy task around Paris, and provided several hours of energy burning fun for the boys and mom and dad. We took a break from … Continue reading
Mailing a letter
Today I had to mail a letter via registered mail with a form that we received with our visas and a form that our language school gave us. So after lunch I walked to the post office since they are … Continue reading
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