Today's word: un défi : a challenge lancer un défi = lay down a challenge A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse Note: the following (humorous) story is not intended to start a religious debate, but to highlight just one aspect of French life. Please read it under the filter of cultural understanding! As always, this is a personal journal about … Continue reading Culte: How I found out I was in a sect in France (humor)
Our 16-year-old set out, yesterday, on a 24-hr voyage. Alone, she flew from Nice to London, then London to Dallas, and on to Denver. Unsure of what to say to my daughter before she left, I slipped the following poem into her travel bag. Photo taken at the Vieux Port in Marseilles, on break from her internship at a couturier's. "D E S I D … Continue reading Desiderata Poem in French and English: Lifechanging Words
Home sweet home, where today's story begins… Note: today's word is more in theme with Part 2 of the following story (I ran out of time and didn't get to finish it. So consider today's word a hint! Will it be definition 1 or definition 2 that defines the end of the story? Stay tuned…) soûler (soo-lay) 1. (soûler quelqu'un) to get somebody … Continue reading souler
