Parlez-Vous Francais?

My parents came to visit me today from New Brunswick. We went to the Waterfront Market to eat, and then we walked around the downtown shops for a while.

A gigantic cruise-ship was docked in town today. When my mom, dad, and I sat down at Timothy's for coffee, a woman initiated conversation with us. She was a retired teacher from Florida who was visiting Halifax, Cape Breton, and PEI. She was very talkative, and probably one of the most pleasant women I've ever met. Among her multitude of compliments and political observations, she gave me a peice of advice that really got me thinking. She said, "Now, this is the teacher in me speaking, and I am never going to see you again, so please let me tell you something: learn French. Being multi-lingual will take you to so many places".

Funny enough, about a month ago I bought Instant Immersion French, with 8 in-depth audio CD's. I also bought The Rough Guide Phrasebook: French.

I've always wanted to be fluent in French, and I am trying to figure out the most effective way to do it. Preferably, I'd like to be plunked into an all-French town in Quebec, or better yet, Paris. That way I would have to learn it.

I figure - you meet certain people in life for a reason. Maybe she has a point.

Keep Bizzy!

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"A single conversation with a wise [wo]man is better than ten years of study"

Chinese Proverb