Les Mots de Français

About a year ago, I started reviewing my French language skills in earnest, as part of my 15 Before 30 list. I took French courses all throughout high school and for a year in college, but I’ve never obtained the fluency I hope for. Now, with the help of language software, I’m slowly but surely [...]

If I Only Knew Then

When I was in high school, there was no question or doubt about what I would do after graduation. I was going to go to college. This is what everyone at my (fairly competitive school) was going to do. It was literally unfathomable that someone would not go to college, unless she was pregnant or [...]

V-i-c-t-o-r-y!

When I was younger, like elementary school younger, my father lived in a different town than where my school was located, so we had a bit of a morning commute sometimes. Never wanting to waste time, my dad would sometimes quiz my older brother or I on our homework or tests. One such morning, I [...]