I went to London a few weekends ago with the French man, and being in territory that spoke my language hurt my head. I was so excited to be able to explain myself without having to search for words every two phrases. I tried speaking to everyone, meaning from the taxi drivers (most were actually quite, surprisingly [...]
Tag: Foreigner
Speaking Funny
I've always found accents mignonne (cute) and fun to deal with. Growing up with my mom, who still has an accent in English after 20 years of living in the states, I would at times have to translate her English... to English. Sometimes people would look at me when my mom was trying to explain something, [...]
Compass Pointed North
Senior year of high school my compass for choosing universities was always spinning. Each day I was talking my mom's ear off about how THIS certain university was the one I HAD to go to. My mom always told me, "Veronica, you need to get your compass pointed north, you are spinning everywhere and do [...]
Red Lips, Black Heels
On the wind, 'cross the sea, / Hear this song and remember... Soon you'll be home with me / Once upon a December. We used to chant growing up, "together in Paris!" Here we are, 16 years later, never actually knowing that we would be living together... in Paris. I landed in France in August. [...]
Those Little Reminders
I made myself a Nutella sandwich with chocolate milk because after a day of acting like an adult and taking care of a little kid, sometimes you deserve to be a kid. I'm tired. I'm exhausted. I'm scared. I'm stressed. I'm up to my ears with paperwork and government officials saying one thing and then [...]
Veronica Lavil 