Ok, so I realize most of my posts end up being about Jean Paul and family, but I just can't help it! J'adore la famille Roux! Last night, I babysat J-P's grandchildren, Lili (who is 7) and Simon (who is 8 months old). I actually have very little experience with babies, let alone French babies, BUT it worked out splendidly.
Plus, Lili is now officially my favorite French person. We talked about Harry Potter (she's reading the sixth right now), and then she decided to help my French by dictating a story to me as I wrote it. Afterwards, she graded it, and I got a B+ (on a scale of "tres bien" to "terrible," I got a "bien").
She asked me if I had made lots of friends in Paris, and then she gave me her advice for making friends (this is how she met her best friend, so it's a tested tactic). First, I need to walk up to someone and ask her, "Do you want to be my friend?" then if she says yes, I go bikeriding with her, then we will be best friends. Gah, I need to try this! She also farted a lot during the evening and kept giggling and saying, "Pardon!" Ah, I love kids, and they are actually awesome for learning French, since they are not judgemental at all.
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The jump for acquaintance to BFF seems to be a much easier leap in France--now I REALLY can't wait to get there!! Gah, this is the cutest story in the entire world! Can we go french children's book shopping?!
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