Me, Myself, and I: The Personal Pronouns

With a steaming cup of chamomile tea on the desk, I opened the book for the first time and was amazed at the variety of ways to pronounce words in French. I was kind of expecting it, so I am not deterred. With college applications and essays vying for attention, I managed to squeeze in half an hour and learned about the personal pronouns and the present tense of être. Unfortunately, my laptop is being fixed right now, so all hopes of hearing a lovely French voice are ruined. Hopefully, I will get it back tomorrow and start on the CD that comes with the book.

One day down. Eighty-nine to go.

30 Days to Great French

As a self-described Anglophile, I strangely have an unnatural obsession with the French culture. The language always seems more melodic, and the girl more chic. Still, many have told me that the obsession is impractical--Spanish is the way to go. But I'm over Spanish. My three years of taking Spanish in high school was disappointing. It did nothing to assuage my fixation with the French language.

So, here I am, four years later, with my last year of high school ahead of me and "30 Days to Great French" in my hand, ready to finally tackle one item on my Bucket List: LEARN FRENCH.

After seeing Julie and Julia, I've decided to set a goal for myself. There are a total of 15 lessons, each with two workshops filled with grammar and vocabularies. My goal is to finish this book in 90 days--roughly three months.

Wish me luck.