Tag Archives: France
Combinations
There are many different foods that can be purchased in the stores here that are not easily available in the United States. The problem is that just eating the food alone might not be how the French desired the food … Continue reading
Knock Knock Jokes
On the way to school Joshua wanted to do knock knock jokes. Luckily he doesn’t insist that all the jokes are funny just that he can repeat what he has been told. Since today was April Fool’s day, what better … Continue reading
Cultural Differences
When Joshua was playing at the sandbox he was sharing his sand toys with another little French boy and they were both building roads for their pretend trucks to drive on. They were very intent on building the best sand … Continue reading
Train Witnessing
The other day on the train Jonah began singing Jesus Loves Me (in English) for everyone in our train car. Normally it’s silent on the train unless someone is playing the accordion or another performer is trying to put on … Continue reading
Story telling
Today in class our instructor told us a story and asked us to repeat the story to him. It was an exercise to see if we understood what he said and if we were able to use the correct verb … Continue reading
Making Friends
Jonah has been the only one in the family who is forced to speak in French the entire day, which is evident when he starts speaking and doesn’t have the pronunciation problems the rest of us have. DeAnna and I … Continue reading
Hope
Today was the first day back to school for the kids after the vacances (French spelling always plural in French). As we dropped the boys off at school DeAnna spotted one of the moms that she’s had several conversations with … Continue reading
National Disaster in France
Today the President of France declared a “National Disaster” because of the strong storms that battered Western Europe Saturday night and Sunday. The news reports that the wind was 175 km/h (over 100 mph) at the top of the Eiffel … Continue reading
Ultimate quick Tour of Paris
In order to get the best value out of your all day RER/Metro ticket I have created the ultimate one day trip that will allow you to “see” a large percentage of the tourist spots in Paris. I spent countless … Continue reading
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
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