I'm still working on French. The audio tapes (rather, CDs ripped to the iPod) are useful but they are also getting annoying. Throughout the lessons they scatter cultural tidbits, rendered in English, which are pretty boring the first time through and go downhill from there. What might work better is an audio language lesson that devolves (evolves?). It would start off with the english introductions and translations but over time the english disappears and eventually is gone altogether. If you haven't learned the French by then, too bad.
I'm enjoying the Rosetta Stone online lessons. They don't use English, just pictures with French text and audio. If I get really stuck I'll translate it with google, but most of the time it becomes obvious as time goes on.
Qui saute?
Les enfants sautent.
Yes, I spend many hours trying to explain the antics of these crazy jumping Garçon and Filles. They sit at, under, and on top of the table. They walk, they run, they drink their milk. Mostly they jump, jump, and jump. Were I to come across a picnic bench and some bored French children I should be able to organize some nice jumping activities.
I'm not yet proficient enough to read French books, Mac sites, or even weblogs (clover, Alysira?, Karl & Cow) but it sure is fun trying. You don't need to read French to enjoy the Camembert Antenna. I discovered the photo while browsing Feedster images, an unfiltered collection of images scraped from weblog feeds.
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I dug out an old copy of DeLorme's Topo USA the other day and plotted some of the trails we've been walking to work on. The program has this nice 3D rendering feature. I've exagerated the 3D terrain a little to reflect how the hike actually feels.
Hi there,
Feedster Images is really, really neat. I've probably had more fun writing Feedster Images than the rest of Feedster combined.
Glad you like it.
-- Scott, Feedster.