So Charlie and I are headed to France. Having spent every vacation together in Spanish speaking countries where I can easily communicate our needs, this will be the first foray into a country with a language neither of us know. Charlie will be fine. As he says, he’s used to feeling completely in the dark about things while traveling. I’m the one that will have the wake up call, as he reminds me with obvious satisfaction. “You’ll be wandering the streets of Paris, looking for someone to explain something to you in English. It’s been days since you heard the language and you feel lost and lonely. You will find someone who is willing to speak English to you and your relief is palpable. Then along comes someone who is fluent in French and those two
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