- Apr 2
Remembering and Celebrating
“Hey, do you need to go to market?” my neighbor, Hannah, asked me. “Yes, I do.” Hannah smirked and handed me the car keys. “Good, because...
- Mar 2
Joy Day: A Joyous Reunion
We pulled up next to the school and got out of the car. Christy asked me, “Ready?” I closed the car door. “I think so.” We were at Jonas’...
- Feb 17
Stepping into the Plane
Four years, two months, and one week ago, I was returning to the United States after spending over a year in Togo. As I stepped into the...
- Jan 1
À la prochaine Québec!
It was my last day walking to the language school. As I took my seat in class, my professor told us that he wrote our level of French on...
- Dec 25, 2023
Joyeux Noël
Joyeux Noël! (Merry Christmas in French) I love to paint. Earlier this year, I decided to paint a special memory from Togo. It is from...
- Dec 6, 2023
Naturally
During the last two years of learning the French language, I mostly felt like an actress who was trying to figure out her lines and what...