Two Tribes

[dotinthesky]

Two decisions for 2010:

1) To become vegetarian. Not right now though - I've got fish in the house and I might as well eat it rather than throw it away. I was a vegetarian before - for a year and a half (ten years ago) - but I didn't do it right (too much cheese). I think I'm ready now. Down goes my carbon footprint. Up goes my experiments with different dishes and spices. I think it would be a great learning tool, and a distraction from impending unemployment.

2) Enroll in the Institute Français and take an intensive course in February, followed by more dispersed classes throughout the year. And start giving Brasilian Portuguese lessons to wink_martindale, blu_bear and desayuno_ingles (or anyone else, really, who's interested.) Good teaching practice for me; good language to learn for you.

Enya, please sing to me throughout the night and don't let the Big Bad Insomnia catch me.

Comments

[kevyn-kronycles.livejournal.com]

I used to listen to Enya all the time for a good night's rest...her music is so calming.

[kirstenlj.livejournal.com]

Good luck with going vegetarian! :-)

We must definitely meet up when you finish work. I have a vegetarian recipe book (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leiths-Vegetarian-Bible-Polly-Tyrer/dp/0747557160/) I will bring for you to have if you would like it?

[wwidsith.livejournal.com]

Man, I'd love to learn some Portuguese, if you can do anything online!

[yearning.livejournal.com]

wow, vegetarian! start collecting the Guardian Saturday recipes, I love them and Nico and I make those dishes on a regular basis.

I also want to take an advanced French course once I am in Germany - after my exam (or alternatively just go back to France). I would also like to teach German or English, maybe even as a kind of internship to get some teaching experience, once I am a bit more confident I will do a course for teaching German with the Goethe Institut..well, that's my plan so far.

[wink-martindale.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Portuguese lessons! With caipirinhas! Not just lessons in making caipirinha though! But yeah!