Typically, I don’t tend to have my first meal here until 1:30 p.m., after class. Sometimes I have a piece of fruit in the morning with my “green drink,” but not usually. I have my first coffee at 11:00 pendant la pause, and sometimes, like today, I treat myself to a croissant or pain au raisin. Pourquoi pas!

I had a great day in class today. Yesterday didn’t feel as great, and I think that’s the way it’s going to be for B1. It also dawned on me that I’m attempting to reach a level of conversational fluency in French while learning not only one of the toughest French accents (Parisian!), but while everyone is wearing MASKS 24/7 indoors and out. No wonder it hasn’t happened overnight. LOL! <wink> Seriously, though, it’s a lot to ask.

As to the Parisian accent… it challenging. For example: Je suis (pronounced/taught as 2 syllables: Jeh swee), in Paris is pronounced as 1 syllable: Shwee. (It means I am.) Je préfère (pronounced/taught as 3 syllables: Jeh pray-fare) in Paris is reduced to 2 syllables: Shprey fare. (It means I prefer.) Of course, this is similar to the American slang, “Dijeet?” for Did you eat, so I certainly can’t criticize anyone.

Speaking of dijeet, yes, I enjoyed a lovely tomato/basil/cheese wrap pour mon déjeuner aujourd’hui.

The class is really clicking, and we’re all finally laughing again. It’s nice. We played another game where we threw a ball (not my scarf!) to each other and asked/answered questions. We had to answer using the Conditionnel Tense, and then toss the mini koala stuffy “ball” to another student, asking them a question using the Imparfait tense. It was a solid exercise in using the language/grammar we’re learning.

Last night I signed up for an in-person French Conversation workshop. I know, I know, I’m already signed up for a similar workshop on Saturday mornings – but that’s online, and was not my first choice. I want and need the in-person interaction. So, it’s a two-week workshop that meets twice a week for 3 hours, après my 4-hour B1 class. Souhaite moi bonne chance!

Et maintenant, beaucoup de devoirs!