Linguistic anthropology is fascinating and naturally it’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, given that I’m submerged in a new culture and language. The classic example of cultural differences represented in the english and french languages is the egocentrism of english. Whereas the French say “j’ai faim”, which translates to, “I have hunger”, … More 71. (body)language.
This past weekend Alexandra and I took a train to Marseille to visit our friend Lizzie, who is studying abroad there. We left Paris on Saturday morning and returned Monday evening. It was enough time to get a nice taste of Marseille (yes we ate a lot – pun intended). We arrived on Saturday in … More 65. marseille.
Better late than never! From the brief peek at German culture, I found some things, like the metro and the prevalence of large helpings of meat, to be quite familiar and similar to what I’m used to in the US. Other aspects, such as the extreme lack of regard that drivers showed to pedestrians, were more jarring. One huge … More 59. last thoughts on deutschland.
The name of this post pretty much describes my day. I had an awesome crêpe and some wonderful experiences during the afternoon, then I had a truly bad crêpe (didn’t know those existed) and a frustrating end to the night. Class at Reid Hall this morning wasn’t bad, even though I was a little extra tired … More 34. good crêpe, bad crêpe.
Day 2 of class at l’Alliance Française was an improvement over yesterday. I had two yogurts for breakfast and there was even apple juice! I also had a solid 8 hours of sleep last night, which made a big difference. I also had time to get a cup of coffee form the vending machine before … More 15. mardi.
champagne and chaussures 