Are We French Yet? Keith & Val's Adventures in Provence

Are We French Yet? Keith & Val's Adventures in Provence

Can Two Americans Really Become French?Val and Keith turned their lives upside down when they quit their jobs to begin a part-time life in Provence. But they wondered: Can we fit in? And maybe become French ourselves?Follow their adventures as they slowly unlock the mysteries of Franceâ€¦- Is it true that French people are like coconuts? - Can you learn to argue like a French person? - What books have changed French lives? - Most important of all, how do you keep your soup from exploding?Thereâ€™s more to becoming French than just learning the language. If you want the inside scoop on la belle France, you wonâ€™t want to miss this delightful book!From the BookVive La France!The first clue that this was not going to be a simple apÃ©ritif was when we walked into the house and saw that it was full of people. I think word had gotten out that there were Americans coming over who sort of spoke French and everyone wanted to see this oddity, kind of like a three-headed cat. Or maybe theyâ€™d been watching old American movies and thought we would show up with cowboy hats and six shooters and do tricks with our lassoes.OopsEvery driver was being pulled over and told to blow into a breathalyzer, which meant Val because she was the one driving. â€œIâ€™m nervous,â€ she said, â€œbecause Iâ€™m feeling the wine a little bit. Here, check my hand!â€ It was cold and clammy. â€œWhat if they put me in handcuffs and haul me off to jail? Will you know how to bail me out?â€ I didnâ€™t think I would but this was definitely not the time to point that out. Bulls Go For A Swimâ€œThe bull has escaped!â€ Val and I looked up to see a thousand pounds of anger barreling down the street right at us. We ran to safety as the bull thundered past, followed by French cowboys on horseback. Itâ€™s All About The TongueThe first time we had a class with GeneviÃ¨ve, she pulled a book off a shelf and asked us to each read a few paragraphs to test our pronunciation. I knew we were in trouble as soon as Val started. As she spoke, GeneviÃ¨ve began jotting notes on a pad of paper. After a few sentences she started grinning. Then she started giggling. When it was my turn she put down her pen and started laughing out loud and wiping her eyes. Out of GasBetween guests and food and exercise and reading and living a French life, our days are full. And then once in a while something unexpected comes along that takes even more time. Like the day the country ran out of gasoline.
Country USA
Manufacturer Dresher Publishing
Binding Paperback
EANs 9780998312057
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Dresher Publishing
Binding	Paperback
EANs	9780998312057
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Are We French Yet? Keith & Val's Adventures in Provence

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