Here is a picture of my schoolAlliance Francais
Look at the second floor, first window on the guache (left ;-) and that is one of my classroom windows. The class goes from 9am to 12:45 pm with one break at around 11:15 am.
The teacher's name is Quinne Roosenberg and she is quite the actress. I swear it is never boring and she keeps 14 very diverse students actively interested the whole time.
The last time I mentioned the "cool kids". The rest of the students include; a 71 year old retired woman school teacher from New Zealand; a mother of two from Shanghai; two beautiful young women from Germany; the other woman from Seattle (yes, the only other American is from Seattle too!); a man from Thailand; an 18 year Persian boy whole lives in Montreal; a guy from Hong Kong; and another guy from Venezuela who is a computer programmer on vacation.
The teacher starts immediately at 9 am, no waiting for late students. She speaks only French and is funny and engaging. Over time we have learned a little about her.
She loves Rugby (which is HUGE in Toulouse); her boy friend is Italian; she has a cat named Meesh Meesh; and she has a Masters in Television and Film.
The class moves very quickly and I find myself sputtering like some caricature of a hot teapot on top of the stove!
Although it is really challenging it is also a lot of fun and with the weather kickin' Seattle style it has been the perfect activity to get to know a new city and culture with.
Plus they have field trips, next up is the Wine and Truffle tasting trip.
I really love this school!!
The teacher's name is Quinne Roosenberg and she is quite the actress. I swear it is never boring and she keeps 14 very diverse students actively interested the whole time.
The last time I mentioned the "cool kids". The rest of the students include; a 71 year old retired woman school teacher from New Zealand; a mother of two from Shanghai; two beautiful young women from Germany; the other woman from Seattle (yes, the only other American is from Seattle too!); a man from Thailand; an 18 year Persian boy whole lives in Montreal; a guy from Hong Kong; and another guy from Venezuela who is a computer programmer on vacation.
The teacher starts immediately at 9 am, no waiting for late students. She speaks only French and is funny and engaging. Over time we have learned a little about her.
She loves Rugby (which is HUGE in Toulouse); her boy friend is Italian; she has a cat named Meesh Meesh; and she has a Masters in Television and Film.
The class moves very quickly and I find myself sputtering like some caricature of a hot teapot on top of the stove!
Although it is really challenging it is also a lot of fun and with the weather kickin' Seattle style it has been the perfect activity to get to know a new city and culture with.
Plus they have field trips, next up is the Wine and Truffle tasting trip.
I really love this school!!
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