Gatineau/Ottawa

The last stop on our road trip was Gatineau/Ottawa. One of Lindsay's good friends from Taiwan lives in Gatineau. Her name is Claude and she is all that and a bag of chips. We spent a couple of nights with her and became fully integrated into French culture. Lindsay did well. She understood most of the French and she spoke fluently. Claude and her friends seemed to understand her quite well. I, on the other hand, was basically lost. I understood maybe 30% of the conversations around me and, a lot of the times, I would say something (after carefully planning my words in my head) and they would laugh. Actually, it wasn't that bad but, man, I need to practice my French. I also got the chance to visit my Aunt Janice and my grandmother on the Ottawa side, which was nice. My aunt is great and I don't see her nearly enough.

A coté du piscine avec Claude, Mikael et Lindsay.