Tuesday, March 25, 2008

What I do in Brittany... (Ce que je fais en Bretagne)

I enjoy the ocean (we don't have that in Kentucky)
je vois la mer (y en a pas en Kentucky)
I teach English in a professional high school (uniforms are required for lab classes and otherwise black suits/skirts)
je donne des cours d'anglais dans un lycée professionnel d'hôtellerie (l'uniforme au-dessus est obligatoire au labo sinon c'est un costume/une jupe)
sometimes I observe students in other classes (they made 80 of these fish - each required a lot of work)
des fois j'observe des élèves dans leurs cours de cuisine (ils ont fait 80 filet de poisson en écaille - pour chacun il fallait pas mal du boulot)

I wait at the train station in the morning for my bus
le matin j'attends le car à la gare
I visit cool places like this one (St Malo)
je visite de jolis endroits comme cela (St Malo)
I appreciate the ever-changing Breton sky
j'admire le ciel changeant en Bretagne
I notice the influence of Catholicism in Brittany (sometimes you have to manoeuvre to get a good look)
je remarque l'influence de catholicisme en Bretagne (quleque fois tu es obligé de tourner la tête pour bien voir)
I learn Breton cuisine (these are crepes - eggs, white flour, sugar, milk, cinnamon, etc.)
j'apprends la cuisine bretonne (ce sont des crêpes - oeufs, farine de blé, sucre, lait, cannelle etc.)

5 comments:

Ricky and Aidan DiMartino said...

Now did you actually make those yourself?? Were they edible? Looks good... ;)

Sarah said...

I love your pictures!! Esp. the train station one. When are you coming back???

EJ Chang said...

i am so jealous of your french skills.

Sarah Foster said...

Hey Lawrence,
This is Sarah Foster. I am a gypsy this year and am spending June in France...not sure yet where, just all over. Where will you be in June? Sounds like you've had some awesome experiences! I'm currently teaching myself French. (Well, ok, basic words like Hi and milk.) I'm at a library in Dallas, TX and was working on it 'til some guy eyed me from across the room b/c he could hear French words. Woops :)

mary said...

pretty sky. it has been raining here for like 3 days straight. alas.