Entre Les Murs

Value For L'Argent?

In different ways, I find I'm wondering if I'm getting value for these French lessons.  Coming home this afternoon, a girl in the hallway of our building asked me if I was taking the elevator (she had a scooter, but was offering to make way for me).  I was taken by surprise, as I usually am when someone addresses me in French outside of well-rehearsed and limited contexts such as a grocery checkout, and responded "No, je marche up" Er, um, never mind.

I had just come from my French school, where immediately following the class I had dropped into the office in order to sign up for another week.  for over $200 per week I get three afternoons of instruction in a small group.  Before the woman in the office registered me for next week, she mentioned that there was no class on Wednesday, because it's a holiday (Toussaint).  But it still costs the same? Well, yes.  I may not speak the language, but I can do the math.  I'm taking next week off.

posted 27.10.06