FAQ

I figured that since I'm asked the following questions all the time I should answer them in one fell swoop. Consider yourselves FAQed!

You're in France?!?! (I get this about once a week)
Yes

Where are you and when did you get there?
I'm in Nice, France which is in the south near the Italian border, and I got here on September 21st.

Why are you there?
I'm teaching English to High School students who, as their teachers put it, are very nice.

When do you come back?
Mid-May, perhaps May 8th perhaps May 15th. I haven't figured it all out yet.

Why are you in France?
*sigh*

Do women over there shave?
I've only seen two hairy women and one (I'm pretty sure) was a German hippie.

Do they use deodorant?
I've actually figured this one out. I'm pretty sure most French folks use deodorant. However I've discovered that it does little-to-nothing to hinder BO. Thus the answer is yes, but unless they're wearing obscene amounts of cologne you won't be able to tell.

Do the French hate Americans?
No, but they do hate you.

What's your favorite thing about France?
Pain au chocolat, it's a pastry with chocolate in it. Delicious.

Are you fluent in French?
Depends on what you call fluent; I can have good long conversations but I won't be trading stocks any time soon.

Are you having fun?
Most of the time, yes I am. How could I not? But sometimes people get a bit too drunk and drunk company is usually poor company. Especially when you're always sober.

Do you miss home?
Is the Pope Catholic?

What do you miss about home?
Pizza Pipeline, hands down. But in close second would be family and friends. I miss New Community and my cronies at EWU a ton. I had no idea how much I loved them until I couldn't be with them.

What time is it there?
Now? 12:15am, but to figure it out just add 9 hours to your time (if you're on Pacific time). If not... well, I guess you can do the math.

Why France?
I don't know.

No seriously.
Really! I don't know. I've always wanted to come here for some reason; it's just best described as a tugging on my heart. Thus, I started learning the language in high school and never really stopped.

I'll try to update this occasionally, it seems like those questions get asked a lot. There are others, but I'll just leave it like that for now. Feel free to ask more =)