"Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver but the other gold."
I learned to sing this aphorism* in about third grade elementary school. According to Dictionary.com, the word "aphorism" derives from old French and Latin (of course).
I met with a new acquaintance today just to get to know her better. To my surprise, she has lived in France and her sister married a Frenchman and lives there now. Why is it that since I began studying French almost 2 years ago now, I keep meeting people with a "French connection"?
When I ventured into learning French I really had no expectations of it introducing me to so many people through the classes. I also didn't expect to find that so many other people I have met since beginning French studies would have had so many interesting experiences either in France or studying French. Quelle surprise! If I study Icelandic, will I just happen to meet people from Iceland? Maybe life works in magical ways.
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