Today was Samuel and Ella’s last day at Carlipa Ecole. We went to the school 10 minutes early because I asked the teacher if I could video the kids so Samuel and Ella would have a reminder of their French class.
Anyway we waited outside till they finished and they came out loaded down with all their books. Thibault has been one of the boys that Samuel has talked about the most and been friends with. Thibault’s Mum had a little gift for Samuel and Ella which was really nice. She gave us all gros bisous (kiss) and I had to give that big boy Thibault a hug. She said some stuff in French which we didn’t understand very well. We said goodbye to the teacher and she wished us well (I think).
It’s been the hardest thing not knowing the language when you really want to speak to someone that you think would be a good person to talk to. Our French has not improved that much but in the end it all comes down to having a go and being prepared to make a twit of yourself saying the wrong thing. We haven’t progressed much past hello and goodbye to the parents we see at school. It’s intimidating to arrive at school and they’re all in gaggles talking away in French, it’s not like you can join in. It’s very isolating.
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