Hope everyone had a happy New Year. I know, I know, its a little bit late to be wishing everyone a happy new year being January 25th and all. I have to fill you all in later on what I have been up to, rethinking this blog and making career changes. Speaking of career changes, I have been practicing my French, a lot. Working on my French, got me thinking about Ayo de Youpougon, the Persopolis type books I used to read at the Institut Francais library in Bamako. I loved those books and that style of writing. It's so natural, because it is the way people actually speak in French-speaking West Africa. The books are written like a comic strip and depict Ivorian life from a teenager's perspective. They are also super funny and easy to relate to even if you are no longer a teenager or from Cote d'Ivoire. Reading them made me nostalgic for the lovely Zimbabwe I grew up in.
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Good luck as you're working to improve your French! My husband just started giving French lessons :) So far so good with the adjustment - thanks for sharing the delices d'afrique link - I need a copy myself!
Jennifer, thanks for the well wishes! Wish I could get my accent right. I need to hear more about the French lessons. Good to hear the adjustment is going well. I definitely can't wait to get a hold of delices d'afrique.
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