Just some thoughts

So as i have ventured on through my days here in France life becomes easier and easier. I can now ask to pass the water at the dinner table without getting frustrated and having to think for a couple of minutes which i consider a huge improvement. And my accent has reached the point where people understand what i am saying and i have even mastered the skill of whispering in french which let me tell you was not easy to do.

SO besides all my new loves and obsessions France is absolutely amazing. I have come to realize there is a lot more to a french life then i thought. I mean the people here are so deep and understanding and just different then what i am used to. I am fascinated by there way of life and how they hold themselves and act with others. A few things i have noticed about the teenagers is they are an incorporation of the old and the new. i mean they "bisous" each other and introductions are very important but then they have this whole different version of french and slang and way of acting. Its very odd to me to see because in America the way you act or the things you say is mostly what you would say to adults and parents.

But here in France its like they speak a whole different language with there friends. Its a very odd thing to listen to and very difficult to pick up. But i know in time i will learn. I mean i need to cut myself some slack these kids have been speaking french for 16/17 years i have been speaking English all that time. you would be amazed at how much logic and reasoning has to do with this process, i mean in English something might be logical to me but not to them and the other way around. It all makes sense in some way or another.

It gets better with each rising day: one month down....i can do this

This saturday marks one month in France. As much as i would like to say i made it through this month with no problem...i can't. I have heard repeatedly that the first month is the hardest but it is so different when you are living through it. I mean to tell you the truth it could have been worse, i mean i think the worst thing that has happened was i had a bad day and i misunderstood a few things but besides not being able to communicate my basic needs and learning the fine art of sherds and pantomiming its been good so far.

I will be posting another blog shortly but due to my cold, which is way worse then a normal cold because of the stress and the new environment. I am feeling under the weather, and the french do not believe in "staying home from school" unless you are dying. And i do not know how to ask in french so i will make due with what i got.

parle vous francais

to talk
to communicate
to share
to have a personality
is a gift
to love
to meet
to have friends
to feel the presence of others
is taken advantage of
to know
to understand
to be familiar
to be self sufficient
is simply marvelous
to offer
to help
to feel needed
is whats wanted