... euh, je suis timide

P.S. (2 posts in 1 day, what?)


Part 1

I don't know if I've discussed this in my blog before, but one of the wonderful things about living in New York City is I fall in love every 5 minutes (if I'm out and about, that is). I'll be on the subway or walking around the park and I'll see someone that just epitomizes everything I've ever wanted in a relationship/soul-mate/one-night-stand and as long as that person is standing/sitting/walking/dancing in my field of vision I can let myself go off on a beautifully romantic fantasy where we two find oneness in one another, exploring the mysterious depths of each other's souls while experiencing every detail of each other's bodies, finding love and inspiration in each other's arms...

And then he/she will disembark at his/her subway stop, or whatever, and I'll blissfully forget about the whole thing.


Part 2

New York City is the most linguistically diverse city in the world. I haven't checked my sources on that, but just from personal experience I can confidently say that it's gotta be in the top 5 at least. This is AWESOME, but, at least for now, it's only really significant for me personally when I hear people speaking french. Alors, je parle un peu le français. Mais, je suis très, très timide pour parler, especialement avec des gens francophones. Mais les gens francophones ont les meilleurs pour m'aider apprendre la langue, mais oui. Oh, ma grammaire! Je ne veux pas savoir.


1+2 (=3)

Anyway, a guy with a french accent came in to drop off laundry, and I said one phrase to him en français ("je parle en peu le français") and I'm pretty sure he fell in love with me just for the 5 minutes he was in the store. In reference to Part 1, it was wonderful to be on the receiving end of that blissful and forgettable love-at-first-sight. In reference to Part 2, I'm never gonna let myself be debilitatingly timid about speaking French again. Who knows how many other native speakers may fall in love with me when they hear their own language? What opportunities have I been missing!?!?

;)