So today was fairly phenomenal. As I walked to class it was so foggy that I couldn't see the tops of the buildings. After living in the city I added "sunset sun" hitting the tops of buildings to the list of the things I love. After this morning I think I'm going to have to add not being able to see the tops of buildings to the list as well.
In French we're learning the subjunctive which is thrilling. It's great because now I can finally (properly) express wishes, obligations, doubt, etc. Plus my teacher for this session is fantastic so it barely even seems like work.
Then I went to lunch with my friend Maxi who is German and some Brazilian kids. From there Maxi and I went window shopping and then chez moi to rest our feet and drink tea. Then in the evening we went to a sports bar for going away drinks for our friend Mariana who is going back to Brazil tomorrow. At first it was kind of difficult since neither Maxi nor I speak Portuguese but eventually we made our way to the Spanish end of the table and we were able to mingle with people. All the kids who are native Spanish speakers get quite a kick out of hearing my and Maxi's accents. She talks like a Spaniard and I a Mexican. It's actually quite interesting because regardless of the fact that I've been here for two months studying French 3 hours a day the words still feel quite clumsy in my mouth. It's not like with Spanish. With Spanish the words fit well in my mouth. My tongue knows where to go and my mind knows what to say. Although my French has improved immensely, it's still a stranger to my tongue. As for which language I prefer I'm still not sure. Claire agrees that it's hard to choose between them but that for her Spanish is her spouse and French her mistress. I think though at this point, I'd consider myself a polygamist.
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