Bonjour, Bonsoir or Bonne Nuit?
Jeremy’s flight from Lyon leaves at 6:40, so he needed to leave very early (I’m writing at 3:40 AM local time and he’s already left for the airport). While he […]
Month: April 2009
Très Bien and Bon Voyage!
Today I had my graduation ceremony from IFALPES, the school where we’ve been studying French. As ceremonies go, it was rather informal, but it was still nice. The director handed […]
This day, one year ago?
How many of you remember what you were doing on April 23rd, 2008? Probably some of you do and some of you don’t. I remember exactly what I was doing […]
The Necessary and The Fun
It’s been a busy week. We did lots of things we needed to do — mostly getting ready for Africa — and a few normal things. Africa things included shopping […]
T-minus 1 month and counting…
Today, April 11, is one month before our final departure to Congo on May 11. It’s exciting to know we’ll finally be going to Congo, where we can start being […]
Things I Never Knew
Today we had appointments with the doctor. We need physicals before we go and we need to make sure that our immunizations are up to date. We arrived an hour […]
Language Links
I learned something very interesting today about French and English, and I thought that I’d share it. If you think etymology or linguistics is boring, stop reading here. Today I […]