Foux de Fafa

Foux de Fafa-Flight of the Conchords

Looking back, I think the most interesting class I've taken was French I. It was two years long...years that were equally filled with hilarious mishaps, excruciating embarassment, and grudging camraderie. For those of you who took French class, the following anecdotes will seem all too familiar...

-The air-conditioner. At least ten times a day, someone would cross the room and turn on the air-conditioner. Two minutes afterward, someone else would be obliged to go turn it off. It was incredibly disruptive for those of us sitting near the air-conditioner, but having to hold down your papers for fear of them blowing away really added that competitive edge.
-Mr. Frankmann. Need I say more? I don't think I've ever had a teacher who would stand up on students' desks as regularly as he did.
-Strange projects. A fashion show set to music. A puppet show starring ill-made puppets so angular they cut a student's hand. And let's not forget the countless skits.
-Penpals. I think French penpals are their own particular brand of weird ("I am wearing white trousers now.") One penpal that stands out in my memory was Marin, who wrote "I am a boy/ a girl." Ooookay.
-Last but not least, the Bon Voyage book and movies. They tastefully explored French culture with Manu, Vincent, Chloe, Christine, Amadou, and Madame LeGrande as our guides. As anyone who watched these videos knows, they are a masterpiece of French film. And who could forget that theme song?