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Ruth Ann Harnisch's avatar

Moi au fucking ssi.

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Barb Cohan-Saavedra's avatar

I loved this piece. I, too, fell in love with all things French and majored in it in high school (since my parents made me drop art and learn something academic and useful). I, too, stuck with it in college, specializing in medieval French Lit and adding Italian to the languages I loved but would seldom use. After several years of practicing law (what else does one do with a degree in medieval French lit and Italian?), I took a leave of absence and went to México for several months of total immersion Spanish. I am now fluent in Spanish and my French and Italian have rusted away. At least I didn't marry a boring American (this time). My husband is Mexican, the cousin of the mariachis who played at my welcome home party when I returned from my life-altering studies. It's never too late, Bess. México awaits, and its people are as warm as the sun!

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