An American woman married to a Frenchman talks about her new life in Paris and the challenges of learning a new language and adjusting to everyday life, both as a foreigner and as a newlywed.
Monday, November 23, 2009
french cold remedy
Here I am breathing in a bowl of some highly mentholated stuff from the pharmacy. But the funniest thing is Lisa on the chair next to me with her eyes all crazy.
I grew up in Delaware and had your average American upbringing. A few years ago a boy from France wrote to me on Myspace because we both liked the band Yo La Tengo. The rest is history. We wrote a bit back and forth, then more and more, then talked on the phone, then met and were engaged after a week together, and a year later we were married! I have never been happier, and now our life together is just beginning...I'm moving to Paris to be with him. My French is not too good yet, and I will have many adventures, I'm sure. I'd like to share them with you if you're interested! I am a podcast nerd, I like making collages and my own Christmas cards, I love cooking and museums and shopping in outdoor markets, I love cats and long walks.
Did that remedy work? Did it contain catnip?
ReplyDeleteLisa looks like an alien.
ReplyDeleteShe might really be an alien. It worked okay, but not much better than some vicks up the nose, you know?
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