a journal of my adventure back to college to finish my degree

 
Vertiginous Slopes

I'm in central-ish Quebec studying French via an immersion program at UQAC. The cognitive dissonance caused by immersion prevents me from saying much about my experiences here. Generally, I'm in class every morning then doing various activities in the afternoon. For instance, some afternoons I'm learning how to jig (la gigue)... the "quebecqois" version of Irish-type motionless-arms, tap/step folk dance. It's sort of like clogging without clogs.

I'm enjoying the program. I met several interesting people; two in particular have become good "camp" friends... if you've been to summer camp as a kid, you understand ---fast bonding in a pool of strangers. I think I'm learning a little bit of French too. I'll be here for about 2-3 more weeks. Then... only the Lord knows. Let's hope for graduate school in Toronto.

I'm contemplating starting a new blog. I'll be sure to let you know about it.
Until the next entry here... content yourselves with finding out more about things the tourist bureau thinks you should know about this town of Chicoutimi.

Also, read up on the Reformed Church of Quebec.
And you might find interest in a French Dooyeweerdian.
Go to Google's language tools if you want to translate any of the pages.


posted by Baus at 8:29 PM