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No Place Like Home for the Holidays
... living in freaking France, but no amount of eclairs and no surplus of expensive scarves are going to replace the things I feel like are missing in my life. Compassion and caring for others is lacking on a daily basis. It's so frustrating. What I've seen of French culture so far is awful. It's everything people claim American culture to be: self-centered, consumerist, and empty. I keep searching for something of value, some spark of selfless-ness, but those instances are few and ...
I love these girls, but...
... sometimes make it hard for me to be demanding of them, hold them to standards, and expect them to follow the rules. It also simultaneously makes it really hard and really easy for me to get frustrated with them.
So while I find myself constantly frustrated with their lack of Ralph Waldo Emerson dose of self-reliance and their complete take-for-granted attitude, I am reminded of two things. One: I can change the way they behave. I can be a ...
La Langue Française
... want ?
C'était bien? – Was it good? This is usually used when I pick the girls up from school to ask them how their day went. I also used it with my friends to ask them how their day/weekend passed.
Tu m'aide? – Can you help me ?
Tu veux mon aide ? – Do you want my help ?
Qu’est-ce tu veux faire? – What do you want to do ?
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I'm Gonna Touch the Butt!
... captivated by the song "Just Around the Riverbend," because of the movement of the canoe she's in and the way she steers the small boat. Pirates of the Caribbean has, no doubt, played a large role in this small fascination. Mention pirates, and I'm all over it. In Sigma the sailboat is a symbol of grace and faithfulness. Beauty found in stability and stability found in beauty. However, I look ...
Nerding Out in France
... So I settled for Glamour. However, I seriously debated spending 1 euro on it, while having absolutely no problem spending 5 euros on my Thor comic. No one can ever say I don't prioritize. Oh well. I also found another bookstore that - brace yourself Alli Wright - Sherlock comics. I didn't buy these. I opted for the poetry books instead.I'm hoping this book of poetry (and the comics since they're also in French) will improve my French speaking skills.
I was worried ...
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