My biggest regret is that I haven't learnt nearly as much French as I could have. I had such good intentions of watching French TV, reading newspapers and books, speaking as much as I possibly could...and in truth I didn't. At the end of a long day, the temptation of watching English TV online was too much. The iPad proved a good distraction from reading, and I've surprised myself with how much I could achieve without uttering a word. Baby brain and lack of sleep haven't helped either.
And I really have no motivation to step it up now!
We've compiled a to-do list for our last few weeks of places to go and things that we want to see and do, so hopefully we can get through as much of that as possible.
Lily's French life continues to improve which is making me a bit sad about leaving. She's really settled in with the French girls at school and is getting to experience so much good stuff here. It's just such a great place for teenage girls to live! They all take part in at least one sport and innumerable outdoor activities. No distractions of hanging around shopping malls and parks. This weekend she went kayaking and sailing on the lake with her class mates. I also need to try and find a way of her keeping up her French level, as it would be such a shame for her to forget. She has definitely achieved the most out of all of us.
Anyway, all of these negative feelings are overshadowed by the excitement of coming home. Six weeks today folks!
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