Monday, April 11, 2005
29 Mar 2005, Tue, Rainy, In France Paris, 7.15pm
Today we visited Chapel of Notre Dame. It's a Grand building. Nice scenery once again. Ciprian (HP's fren) ask me to crash their French lesson in Red Cross. She said she stopped the course she had earlier because the course fee was expensive. Now she's taking this free course here. The teacher is a very nice lady. Not only did she let me sit in the class, she even photostated a set of notes for me. They are now blabbering all in French that I don't even catch even a hair of what is happening. Sounds nice nonetheless. I think they are going at a rate that Huiping can't follow at all. Personally, I think learning French is so much more difficult than Japanese. Besides yes, no and thank you. Think that's about it. Now besides reciting, they are also writing words on the whiteboard. Words that is uses normal English language means nuts to me. (Think it applies to all that reads English. Tsk Tsk). Language! Is the biggest barrier I've encountered for this UK/Paris trip.
Weird as it is that I've got time to write, in paper. Think that I am quite addicted to writing blog. So far, I'm still able to write better than I speak. My trip so far in Paris has been nice. COOL. Not as cold as in UK. So much to see and learn about the culture. Only thing I can do is smile. Hahahahahahahah. I think last week in UK is like going for a faraway chalet. With transport and lodging, even food provided. I'm so blessed and touched by my friend Agnes & Paul for hosting me.
When I touched down Paris Orly-Charles De Gaulle Airport, I was anticipating Huiping there at the arrival Hall. Then again, there was a change in time the night before at 2am. Daylight saving + 1 hour. I was thinking that she must have forgotten or something. Also, I've guessed that she will turn up with a guy. I'm right. After about 2 hours of waiting, finally the scene in my mind came to past.
France Paris is a beautiful place, less the language that is so difficult to grasp. Living here
will definitely be a super big problem to me. Right now the temperature is cool enough. Visiting places is good except for the overcasted sky that looms over the beautiful things I've come across. Right now I am living with Huiping in an apartment just in the outskirts of Paris city centre.
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