What’s going on a month and a half after Andy passed the Oral Assessment. Continue reading
What’s it like when you only have one other student in your French class? Continue reading
Twelve weeks down. Twelve weeks to go. Halfway to French proficiency? Here’s hoping! Continue reading
A Thursday morning dispatch from the language lab. Continue reading
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
Some news about French, an update (or lack thereof) about our future as a tandem couple, and an urgent plea from Abbey. Continue reading
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
This week Andy and I both had our first formal progress evaluation… Continue reading
Some language departments at FSI arrange two-week immersion trips for their students. French does not. But we hope to take one anyway. Continue reading
Some trivia: the average college-educated adult knows about 20,000 words. This is a scary statistic for those trying to learn another language. Continue reading