08/16/86 Samedi (Saturday) Shopping and learning

Day 55
Ca va

Didin't go to the farm today. Instead went into town and shopped for special American Dinner!

We spent all afternoon making chocolate chip cookies and hamburgers. Almost everybody liked them.

The hamburgers were huge. They had pickles, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, mustard, ketchup and buns with the meat. I didn't eat all of mine.

After dinner we walked around and talked outside and then played games. We waited up until 12 or so for the guys to come back from the farm and then we served them dinner.

Francois and Tonya and I stayed up until 4 a.m. learning and speaking in French and English. It was so fun. I learned all kind of neat little sayings.

Je vais ma coucher - I am going to bed.
Cher embillement an archique de cellules gerbatives en putre faction - means something like deal pile of cells of vomiting puss
Je suis desole - I am sorry
Taisez - vous - Be quiet! Tais toi also means be quiet
Allez and Vas-y means to go

I also am learning my passe compose avec etre. It is very difficult. This is so great! I love this place. I have only tomorrow and Monday morning and then I have to go back - yuk!

I don't want to. I love it here and I am learning so much. I'm really glad I had these past few days. My asthma was really bad today until after dinner when we were walking around and now I feel better except it hurts from the over use yesterday.

They live on Rue Verges which means Orchard Ave! Neat -- same street as my home address!!

Je vais ma couche! (ahh my bed!)

Bon Soir!

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