florence and other things
17.12.19 | 9:43 pm
at our lesson today, pauline and another coworker i don’t know so well joined us and we had a conversation about dating, and apps, and having children, all in french (and i should really say i mostly just listened — but generally understood — as the conversation moved quickly and it was hard enough to just keep up).
honestly, sometimes when i’m in a conversation like that, i drift off because i’m thinking about how cool it is that i can understand the conversation at all.
anyway, pauline drove me back to avignon (we live near each other), and i find her perhaps the most non-threatening person to speak with in french from work. i think this is simply because i know she’s a bit insecure about her english level (even though she is straight up fluent). and in the car, she reminded me, “no one expects you to be perfect - it’s not your first language, you’ve not even been in france for a year.” it’s good to remember these things.
saturday night, she and her friends are having a nice little holiday party, and she invited me and the other assistants as well. i’m really looking forward to it.
friday night, i have my second date with omar. i will keep myself from getting too excited about this.