French

My sister commented on my blog today with a question about my French comprehension and whether I'm dreaming in French yet. I'm not.

But, I had a light-bulb moment the other day when I realized how much my French has improved. I was on the phone setting an appointment with a French speaker, and Vicki overheard the conversation and told me later how dramatically better it (my french) had become since the beginning of this trip. After her saying this, I thought it about some more, and I had this "a-ha!" moment of "yes, it really HAS gotten easier, and better!" I think the interviews have helped a lot, and also hanging out with Assane and his family. And, today, I was translating a book into English and it got to the point where it was actually ENJOYABLE! That, I thought, would NEVER happen. Up to this point, I had hated it because it was so damn tedious looking up every word. But now, I may look up the same amount of words, but I'm comprehending the context and meaning so much more. It's really fun, actually. Anyway, that's cool, and thought I should share- if anything, it's hope for anyone else who thinks it's impossible. I definitely did, at least for me. So, yay!!

ok, the power is out, and my computer battery is about to die, so I better post this now!