A view from a window, at the Museum of Art. Today I started to learn French in earnest, by writing down some verbs from a language site on the web. I only translated the present indicative, and I have discovered in later doing some tests that some of my high school French is retrievable. I basically a beginner though, with some reading comprehension. My language cds arrive on Monday, and I will listen to them when I am walking in the gym for thirty minutes each day.
I have taken some notes and really I wasn't that bad at some translation but my pronunciation is abysmal lol. I am hoping that by hearing the cds that I will develop an ear for it and open my mouth properly for vowels. I remember in school I would translate exactly, and the authors of the lessons I looked at are looser in their translations and it is not as helpful getting the grammar and syntax. I also ordered a dictionary, because I can't really find so far a great one online, and also some pamphlets on grammar and so on. So anyway, when I get bored or at a learning place of rest with one set of lessons, I can change to another set of lessons online or listen to the cds. Next week, the curriculum for the local community college is announced, and they might have a French course I can take. I am excited to do this, it's something that I have wanted to do for a long time and really, even in London, many years ago, when a friend of mine was trying for a French language certificate. I started at about 5 in the morning, and went to the gym for 10am - abs, arms and shoulders and cardio. I had a class to show me the machines in advance. It's going well, and today I dropped my beloved cinnamon melt for a smoothie made with fresh fruit. It was nice actually, because I didn't have a kind of energy crash in the late morning as I do with the melts. Next week I will be changing from Lean Cuisines and Weight Watchers to a more precise order of sushi from the Fresh Market. I'm trying to improve my health and my mind and generally it's going really well. I love the machines at the gym, really they are super well directed at specific muscle groups and I have not had a better workout. Planet Fitness. $10 a month. Go.
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