Yesterday's oral presentation went well enough. Our teacher arranged us into groups and would listen to the presentations in groups of 6. Unfortunately, we ended up going last and all the pre-class rehearsal I had squeezed in had mostly left my head by the time I got to actually start speaking. Oh well. As far as I can tell I used all eight of the verb tenses we've been working with and fulfilled the time duration requirements. At least it is over! Same goes for the written exam today. The test was divided predominantly into two portions consisting of technical grammar (verb tenses) and vocabulary/idioms/prepositions. Picking the right verb tense can always be a little challenging but I know I nailed the second portion. Again, just glad to be done. The next course is quite intimidating as it is going to comprise completely new content, literally a whole declension of verbs tenses that I didn't know existed but on the bright side it will give me a leg up when I return.
Tonight was the night we went to "Chez Dany" - a traditional Québecois style restaurant. They had live music going and served each table a wide variety of dishes. Most of (aka all of) the dishes contained pork, which many of you know is something I try to avoid so that was interesting. I gave everything a try except the ham which was just too outright porkish for me. Otherwise, they had some sort of ground pork pie, egg/omelette, fried crispy pork fat, a traditional Canadian lentil/pea soup, traditional style beans (which honestly weren't that different from the canned variety), pomme de terre, pancakes, and of course maple syrup to add to everything at your leisure. It didn't particularly do much for me but the atmosphere was cool, everyone got up and was dancing at one point, the staff busted out spoons for people to play, and at the end we got to do the traditional popsicle dipped into fresh syrup and put on ice. Very cool experience but definitely only necessary once.
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| Maple syrup - nom nom nom L-R: Moi, Kat, Maria, Candace |
Love and Light,
Jacqueline
PS: Something amusing happened on the bus on the way to Chez Dany. One of the guys I was talking to was trying to guess my nationality. Apparently I look a lot like one of his friends who is half Jamaican. On a different day I had someone ask if I was half African. I mean I get it. The hair is crazy. To be fair though I am fair in both skin, hair, and eye color. Plus I am in no way rockin' the black girl booty. The 'guess my nationality' game has always been an entertaining one for me. The Ukrainian/English explanation just doesn't do it for people.
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