tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24403042.post2722504119370919334..comments2023-10-21T10:04:49.573+01:00Comments on Pardon My French: Pardon My Frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11097929973860968006noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24403042.post-73370447118942308382008-01-15T06:18:00.000+00:002008-01-15T06:18:00.000+00:00Happy New Year to you too.Maybe you should get dua...Happy New Year to you too.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you should get dual nationality. Then you can be both, and just tell both sides what you think. It has been a liberating experience for me. I can stop trying to be French because I am.Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24403042.post-67890577589356839602008-01-08T14:39:00.000+00:002008-01-08T14:39:00.000+00:00I don't think you can be just French or American. ...I don't think you can be just French or American. You are a mixing pot of all your experiences. Just like how I'm not just a "Riner" person. Nor a "Floyd County-ian" - -and now I'm a Giles County Person. I am enriched by all the places I've lived. We take the places we have been with us and become a new bread. Your are rich with culture! How lucky you are and your children will be for your experiences.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326496704609645580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24403042.post-41736372775297333752008-01-07T23:12:00.000+00:002008-01-07T23:12:00.000+00:00My dear PMF, I just got your lovely package, it wa...My dear PMF, <BR/><BR/>I just got your lovely package, it was very much a surprise and I LOVE it!<BR/><BR/>I haven't read either book but I certainly will now, thank you so much!<BR/><BR/>You made my day even more wonderful than it already was! [I started my *new* job today]<BR/><BR/>Thank you again!!<BR/>Big hugs from Maine!!the fabulous adventures of sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04882254146033661374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24403042.post-6976803726322924892008-01-06T03:53:00.000+00:002008-01-06T03:53:00.000+00:00I'm so glad you made it back to France safely!!I'm...I'm so glad you made it back to France safely!!<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry I didn't get to see you this time around. But you know, I think I prefer to visit you en France ;).<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to call you on Tuesday. Long story short: I have a new job and I start Monday.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry about how "American" you are/aren't : you are always my dear friend and that never changes.<BR/><BR/>Much love from Maine!the fabulous adventures of sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04882254146033661374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24403042.post-76740071078823919492008-01-05T23:17:00.000+00:002008-01-05T23:17:00.000+00:00Hey you! Glad you had a safe trip and a wonderful...Hey you! Glad you had a safe trip and a wonderful holiday season! Although I'm not crossing oceans/language barriers/etc, I go through a "funk" very similiar to what you described when I return from visits to Indiana. I've always referred to it as "cultural jetlag" because the gap between life in the Midwest and life here is bigger than the Grand Canyon. It always makes me think of Neil Diamond's song, "I Am, I Said." He gets it. Hope you are settled back into life and re-adjusted soon.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, enjoy your kitchen rug! Yay!!!<BR/><BR/>LisaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280223180985077701noreply@blogger.com