I hate having thoughts, things i need to say, that i could eloquently say in english, and then have to try and express myself in french sometimes. Having the vocabulary and language comprehension of a 4 year old is so frustrating.
Mostly just during school. like this week - with midterms. I can figure things out in conversations, even if people do have go slowly with me. Unfortunately, essay exams are slightly torturous, because I can't help but think how much better I could answer the question if I was allowed to write it in english.
One more exam left, then a relaxing weekend.
On the plus side, my drawing class started again this week, so that means I get to have my figure deawing session tonight :)
bisous!
My adventures abroad...
About Me
Touristy Things i've done so far:
- become incredibly dizzy going down the 422 steps of the spiral staircase of Notre Dame Cathedral
- been hit on by suspicious middle aged european men
- bought/written post cards
- climbed Montmartre
- climbed the 422 steps of the Notre Dame Cathedral
- destroyed personal property for the sake of a photo
- hit up an overpriced American focused dive bar
- missed my metro stop/gone the wrong way on a line
- not been able to go five minutes, err, seconds, without stopping to take more pictures
- received bad customer service because of my lack of french
- risked my life for the sake of a photo
- rode les Car Rouges
- saw Place de la Bastille
- saw Place de la Concorde
- saw the Eiffel Tower
- saw the Pantheon
- seen Place St. Michel
- taken an absurd number of pics of the Eiffel Tower
- taken pictures of buildings/statues/objects that i could not later identify
- visited la Louvre
- visited Musee d'Orsay
- visited Notre Dame du Paris
- walked the Jardins du Louxembourg
- walked the Red Light District/saw Moulin Rouge
Parisian Things i've done so far:
- ate beaucoup du fromage
- ate beaucoup du pain
- ate fondue at a french restaurant with french people
- attended classes at a french university
- babysat
- became more judgemental of others fashion choices
- been late
- bought clothes i didn't need just because the sales were almost over
- bought my fresh produce at the tri-weekly neighborhood marché
- bought text books from Gilbert Jaune
- climbed Montmartre
- diné en famille
- discovered a diamond-in-the-rough chinese restaurant
- experienced "les soldes"
- gone to a local mass
- gone to a political rally
- gone to le Marché aux Puces
- gotten my groove on in an overcrowded, smoky bar
- had friends over for a dinner party
- people watched in the Jardins des Tuileries
- ran into friends in the middle of the city completely unexpectedly
- read the free metro newspaper every morning
- read while sitting next to la Seine
- received bad customer service
- received terrific customer service
- rode the metro
- sat in a park on a sunday afternoon and people watched
- sat silently on the metro staring at a complete stranger
- seen La Mome and fallen in love with Edith Piaf
- shown someone around "my" Paris
- spent a sunday afternoon in the Marais, just because
- spent a sunday afternoon people watching in front of Hotel de Ville, just because
- spent over an hour in a music store listening to new music
- stepped around lots of dog crap
- visited La Louvre
- visited Musee d'Orsay
- walked away from a museum because of the line
- walked the Jardins de Louxembourg
- wore 3inch heels when it would have been practical to wear tennis shoes. And been happy about the choice.
- wore leggings, a skirt, and ballet flats
1 comment:
Amen to the frustration of trying to communicate effectively in another language!!!!! I figure if we keep working at it, eventually we'll progress past the toddler phase....
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