Top 10 Reasons Why I’m Not Learning French
Barefoot Blogger · Expat Living and Real Estate · Learning FrenchThe past two weeks the Barefoot Blogger has spent a lot of time with new French friends. Admitting that I live in France and that I can barely put together a sentence in French is getting embarrassing.
Currently I have Rosetta Stone and another online language program on my computer. I work on them occasionally. A couple of weeks ago I signed up for a beginner’s class through a local expats group.
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