Allen and I had an appointment in town yesterday. Appointments here are fairly unpredictable: will the person with whom we're interacting speak only French or will they be bi-lingual? Will they understand our non-fluent French or will we all be forced to revert to English? Our goal is always French first, for as long as … Continue reading French Accents and Covid Update
Praises & Prayer Request
… and so the Semester Begins.
After three weeks of Christmas break and being the only people on campus, fellow French-learners are returning, the apartments and dorms are filling back up, and Parole de Vie is kicking off another semester tomorrow. This semester will be different for our family, and not just because of Covid regulations. We finished our French classes … Continue reading … and so the Semester Begins.
Prayer Thoughts & Update
Yesterday, we shared a little bit about what's been going on here in Québec lately and today, we want to share a couple of other prayer requests that we have, more specific to our family. But first, we sometimes struggle with what to ask for prayer about on here. There are a million little things … Continue reading Prayer Thoughts & Update
New Covid Regulations in Québec
At about 7:00pm New Years Eve, our phones went off simultaneously with an alert sound like the one we get with an Amber Alert. But this time, it was an Emergency Alert from the government of Québec that said: "A curfew will be in effect tonight for all of Québec. It is forbidden to be … Continue reading New Covid Regulations in Québec
On Sunday…
We ran up to Canadian Tire (which is like a Sears, back in it's hay-day, minus the clothes but with a wider selection of everything else). We needed to grab some new winter boots for the kids and snow pants for me and Allen (thanks, Boxing Day sale!). And after successfully finding what we needed, … Continue reading On Sunday…
Tuesday Talk: 21 Dec. 2021
Our semester is done, the campus is quiet, and Christmas is this weekend! During what is otherwise a light and fun week, Quebec installed some new Covid mandates. Everyone must have proof of vaccine to attend church, effective yesterday, and attendance is limited to 50% capacity. It’s some hard news to swallow at the end … Continue reading Tuesday Talk: 21 Dec. 2021
Tuesday Talk: 14 Dec. 2021
When we woke up this morning, the song going through my head was Charlie Brown’s “Christmas Time is Here”… except with different lyrics. Finals week is hereAnxiety and fearCoffee for all that students callThat dreaded time of year Stress is in the airFlash cards everywhereConjugate verbs and learn the wordsFor dog and horse and hair … Continue reading Tuesday Talk: 14 Dec. 2021
Tuesday Talk: 7 Dec. 2021
We had a fun weekend celebrating Ruth’s 6th birthday, doing homework, and hanging out together at home. But now, we’re looking at the last two weeks of the semester and the homework is stacking up higher than we seem to be able to reach. Essays, exams, vocabulary words, class sessions, presentations… We’re thankful for the … Continue reading Tuesday Talk: 7 Dec. 2021
Tuesday Talk: 30 Nov. 2021
Guess what we just discovered. Here in Sherbrooke, there is a marché de poisson (a fish market) and it sells des flétans (halibut)!! For this Alaskan family, transplanted to eastern Canada, not being able to have halibut (or salmon) regularly has been a little sad. I’m going to the post office this week, which is … Continue reading Tuesday Talk: 30 Nov. 2021
Tuesday Talk: 23 Nov. 2021
Hey friends and happy Tuesday-before-Thanksgiving! Here in Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated in October (which, to be honest, makes more sense in being aligned with the harvest time), so on Thursday this week, we have classes all day. But Saturday - whoo boy! We're eating big that day! I mean, probably not really, but we will … Continue reading Tuesday Talk: 23 Nov. 2021
Batts Abroad 