3 months doesn't amount to much when it comes to science... especially when cloning doesn't actually get to look like real results until you use what took you 2-3 weeks to make in an experiment of it's own...  So my 3-4 pages (including graphs) feel a little piddly ( Read more... )

I'm so jealous of all you lucky people who get to enjoy the loud explosions and cheesy patriotic napkins!  Bastille Day is still 10 days off for us frenchies, but that in itself should be interesting, plus a day off!  Anyways, I've been rather tired lately, and thus a little negligent about posting anything of much importance ( Read more... )

Let's just say I'm highly impressed with myself for yesterday. 6 hours of speaking almost nothing but french and shopping at the same time! Today its on to more sales i belive... I'm definitely enjoying 50% off of almost everything! updates and photos(?) later.

and i'm actually shaking right now cuz i just left a phone message (IN FRENCH) on sophie's phone... that is so lame but i'm laughing at the same time... why does speaking french scare me so bad when i open my mouth? :P

So, exciting news in the realm of loneliness... The other american interns arrived this week!  I met Rita from South Carolina last night, although I'm afraid I talked her ear off...  I've been remarkably more silent in the last 2 weeks due to my faltering french.  It really has gone from bad to worse the more I try, because I get so flustered by my ( Read more... )

Just in case you were wondering what it's like for me at work, here's a few of my thoughts this morning ( Read more... )

So we're going to have a bit of a lab meeting in two weeks. No problem ( Read more... )

life is good, i'm speaking french in sentances (well, not necessarily the right sentances) and generally, the sun is shining! YAY

Mon problème est que beaucoup de temps, je n’aie rien de dire. Donc, quand je pense de quelque chose de dire, je ne sais pas les mots pour dire qui je veux dire. Quand j’écris, j’ai le temps pour penser de je veux dire. Mais, quand je parle, je n’ai jamais le temps pour penser. C’est très frustrée tout les journées que je ne puisse rien dire ( Read more... )

It amazes me how well I can speak french in my head. There's plenty that will never really be translateable due to my limited knowledge, but I can ask for stamps (Combien des timbres pour les cartes postales? Elles vont aux Etas-Unis.), comment about the price of things (Les magasins sont plus chers en France!), and generally say simple things (J ( Read more... )