all i want for christmas is a security clearance
Andy’s security investigation is underway. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2010
and now a word from our sponsors
Abbey gets a treat. Continue reading
meet me halfway
Twelve weeks down. Twelve weeks to go. Halfway to French proficiency? Here’s hoping! Continue reading
5 strange things about learning french at fsi
A Thursday morning dispatch from the language lab. Continue reading
apples, before and after
We go apple picking. Continue reading
take a hike
Abbey goes hiking. Continue reading
10/24 of the way proficient
Tomorrow marks the end of 10 weeks of French — not yet halfway to the finish line, but almost. My mom (hi Mom!) was asking me the other day just how much French Andy and I speak. “I mean, can you … Continue reading
what exactly is a tandem couple?
Tandem couplehood, explained. Continue reading
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miscellany (french, tandem & abbey)
Some news about French, an update (or lack thereof) about our future as a tandem couple, and an urgent plea from Abbey. Continue reading
the (oral assessment) results are in
Andy took the Oral Assessment today. Want to know how he did? Continue reading