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I’m fluent!I’m fluent!

April 4, 2022 Tina 0 Comments

After four weeks in a beautiful location but with sub-par weather, I was thrilled to spend my final few magical days in France, in springtime Paris with my BFR and her husband. We walked, ran and even cruised the Seine, and of course continued our study of French… wine. Let’s

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Au revoir la maison noireAu revoir la maison noire

March 26, 2022 Tina 0 Comments

So today my BFR and I skipped school and ran away from home.  Yesterday we finished the four week program and we were supposed to return this morning to take a test that would show us how much (or little!) we had learned. We would finish off the week with

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Choose your own adventureChoose your own adventure

March 20, 2022 Tina 0 Comments

As you know I like to take a saying and make it my own. I have many of them. One of my favourites has always been: You can choose your own adventure OR have it foisted upon you. Nothing that has happened on my trip so far has made me

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Danger of morte and merdeDanger of morte and merde

March 13, 2022 Tina 4 Comments

The two main dangers in France are death… and stepping in dog shit. I’ve been living here in Villefranche-sur-Mer for nearly two weeks now and I’m shocked that I am still alive. I’m even more shocked that my shoes are clean. It’s time for a short French lesson. It is

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Je suis françaiseJe suis française

March 5, 2022 Tina 0 Comments

All of the travelling thus far has brought me to this point. I am now officially French. Just ask anyone here… except my teacher. I chose this course in the magnificent town of Villefranche-sur-Mer, which is next to Nice on the French Riviera, because it came highly recommended. A dear

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Give up on your dreams, SusanGive up on your dreams, Susan

February 25, 2022 Tina 2 Comments

If you know me, you know that I love Melissa McCarthy. She is hilarious. So as I was walking down another charming street in yet another medieval village, feeling inexplicably despondent, I started giggling. “Give up on your dreams, Susan,” I said out loud. It’s a quote from the movie

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C’est la vieC’est la vie

February 19, 2022 Tina 2 Comments

Just before I left New York, I had a moment of panic. All this time I had been planning and dreaming about this trip to France and it was about to come to fruition. I was suddenly scared. Maybe I should just go home? Luckily changing your ticket is harder

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I’m in a New York State of MindI’m in a New York State of Mind

February 16, 2022 Tina 0 Comments

When you get the call up for a night out in NYC from one of your favourite nieces, it seems churlish not to attend. Nieces (and nephew – yes that is you, Miles), I love you all equally, but no one but Eliza developed her own special soccer game that

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The other 220 hoursThe other 220 hours

February 13, 2022 Tina 0 Comments

As discussed, most of the time on a cruise is spent… you guessed it… cruising. We left New York in the middle of a snow storm and had two full days of (cold) cruising before we got off the ship in the Bahamas. The first day for me was all

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I don’t like reggae… I love itI don’t like reggae… I love it

February 10, 2022 Tina 2 Comments

So I had no clue where we were going on the cruise, therefore I knew less than zero about the places where we docked. The schedule changed so many times that I couldn’t keep track. After about five minutes I had another drink and stopped trying. I had a plan.

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