I, of course, studied French in high school. In college I initially was studying French and planning to spend a semester in Strasbourg. However, I had an encounter that literally led me to follow my intuition and switch universities to become a theater major. While I never regretted that choice, I always regretted never going to France to study for a semester and gain fluency in French.
It has now occurred to me that the only thing keeping me from going is ME. That being the case I am getting out of my own way. I plan to go to Paris in 2011 for a weekend, a week... I have no idea yet, but I am going! I'm choosing 2011 because I want to use the time to learn enough French to be able to get around on my own. Yes, I plan to go on my own. I want to see the Mona Lisa, visit the Eiffel Tower, rent an appartment in the Marais District and walk along the Seine. I am sure I could invite a friend along but I want to do this just for myself and allow myself to step outside of my comfort zone.
I think the biggest challenge will be to develop the discipline to study French everyday growing a little bit at a time until I can speak with confidence! I need to make this fun because what's the point of doing this if it is not fun? Ideally, I'd like to be able to go see a movie completely in French and not need to read the subtitles!!! Who knows, I may even find romance in the City of Lights. It definitely would be useful to communicate as fully as possible. Otherwise things could get A-W-K-W-A-R-D! Haha!
No time like the present, I am gonna watch the film Je T'Aime Paris in the mood!!
Au Revoir!!
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