Ah oui, le français!
So, I did it, I enrolled myself in French classes, how excitementimonto!
Once upon a time I could proudly say that I spoke some French but that was donkey's years ago and my life since then has taken me away from almost everything that is French and that I am so inexplicably (or is it?) attracted to...
Mais pas plus, la France ici je viens!
Have you 'eard of the famous French singer Patricia Kaas? No? Here is a bit of her music - this song is one of my favourites, I heard it 17 years ago when I was in Paris and its tune has never completely left me... Last night one of our teachers Nathalie played it and it was wonderful, I only wished I could have swung around the room as I did in Paris - there's something so liberating in doing that!
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For those of you that are (secret) Eurovision followers it would be interesting to know that Patricia Kaas will be representing France this year: http://www.patriciakaas.net/eurovision2009/
Go France!
A very dear friend of mine, Miiirkoooniii, has just asked me what I learnt in my French class last night and what I ATE there... You see, the classes I attend come with FOOD - how French is that? Well, my dear Miiirkoonii, I had un chocolat chaud et UNE petite profiterole - of course, I'm following in the footsteps of the French women whom, I read, don't get fat because they eat moderately... Or more likely not at all, as I didn't notice our teachers having any profiteroles last night.
Apart from the dieting tips I also learnt a lot about how to pull faces and make those flu-like nasal sounds that are a dead give away of our linguistic abilities when we attempt to sound like les frANçais, with the nasal "an". Our practise was definitely worthy of a wider exposure, at least on YouTube, but things thankfully don't always play out in our favour so this experience will remain your missed opportunity Miirkoonii:)!
I'm happy to admit to you, my dear friend, that we also interacted, talked about our profession and had some grammar points clarified:).
'ave an ace day all:)!
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