au revoir
Off we go to France! See you in two weeks. Continue reading
Tag Archives: French
annoyances
A list of things that have been annoying Alex lately. (Could also be titled: French is hard.) Continue reading
what’s new with my security clearance
What’s going on a month and a half after Andy passed the Oral Assessment. Continue reading
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Tagged Benin, congen, efm, france, French, security clearance, tandem, waiting
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three’s company (but five might be better)
What’s it like when you only have one other student in your French class? 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
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
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
enough is enough
So after a hard day of French class and language lab, what do two French students do when they get home? Well, speak more French, of course. Until Andy put a stop to it. Continue reading
slowly but surely
This week Andy and I both had our first formal progress evaluation… Continue reading