Tag Archives: Family Life
Building Bridges
Playing in the sandbox behind our apartment has become a great place for us to practice our French and also interact with our neighbors. It has also allowed us the opportunity to see how French parents interact with their children. … 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
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
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
La coulée verte
Today the boys woke up with what seemed to be more energy than normal, so after lunch we decided to start walking La coulée verte (walking trail that runs from Massy to Paris) and see how far we could get. … Continue reading
Warning Signs
There are warning signs all over town and some of them I wonder why they are there, but I thought I would share my thoughts on why I think someone decided to post all these warning signs: This warning sign … Continue reading
Dodge ball
The other day we were all playing dodge ball outside our apartment and a young French boy around Jonah’s age was watching us and we invited him to join. I was joking with DeAnna and asked if we should teach … Continue reading
Fun with boats
There are very few inexpensive children’s activities in Paris and we visited one that is well worth the 2 euro fee. At Jardin du Luxembourg they have a large fountain where you can rent a model sail boat and use … Continue reading
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