Nous Parlons Francais

We arrived at our little apartment late last night.  Madalene greeted us.  She only spoke French.  So, of course, we started speaking French too.  On my previous trips to France, I had studied and reviewed with a tutor, first Maria Girsch, a friend and French teacher, who many of you know.  And then, most recently, with Francoise, my neighbor.  So when we made plans so suddenly to come to Paris, I was a little worried but I had heard that they speak much more English and also knew that to be so from our last trip to Paris.  So I was not really worried.  But when faced with someone who spoke only French, my brain had to kick in.  And, it did.  She told me I spoke quite well and she seemed to understand everything I said and we understood most of what she told us.  Mark better than I.  But he even told her it was our 25th wedding anniversary, in French.  So he did quite well.  All in all, it was a good kickoff to our first few minutes in Paris.  We are totally immersed now.  Off to the supermarche!