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On Game Day

November 15, 2011 Journal

I don’t care about football. There. I said it. In the south it’s considered odd to be unenthusiastic about football. But in Louisiana, it’s downright heresy. It’s easier to get away with saying you hate Mardi Gras here than to say you don’t like the Saints. Since the Superbowl it’s only gotten more hysterical. The [...]

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La Mère Aventurière: French Themed or French Speaking?

November 11, 2011 Immersion Schooling

Finding French themed activities in the New Orleans area is fairly easy. Between the French immersion schools (about ten now), local French organizations, and numerous French artists and French-owned businesses, it’s not hard to get in touch with your Francophile side here. There is always some event featuring French food, wine, art, film or other [...]

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La Mère Aventurière: Singing and Cursing

November 8, 2011 Immersion Schooling

“Mangent, mangent, mangent…” the soft little singing drifted from the room next to me. “Is there a little French zombie in my house?” My giggling daughter enters the room. “Nooooon, Mommy! I’m not a zom-vee!” “ZomBEE,” I clarify. “It’s the same word in French too.” “I’m a poisson.” “You’re a zombie FISH?” More laughing. “No, [...]

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La Mère Aventurière: Kids vs. Grown-Ups

October 14, 2011 Immersion Schooling

My French challenge has been going on for two weeks now and things are still going steady. I only manage about four days a week of home immersion instead of the seven I’d hoped for, but some schedule changes might improve that. My weekly conversation class is fun and I’m noticing results already, but I [...]

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Shooting in New Orleans (At Ranges, You Twits)

October 11, 2011 Nola

This is my first contribution to New Orleans Adventure, a blog dedicated to chronicling activities such as hiking, cycling, triathlons, geocaching, exploring ruins, weekend getaway spots, fishing, scuba diving, skydiving, and lots of other adventures in Nola. There are more people who shoot guns legally in New Orleans than illegally. You just can’t tell from the news [...]

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