Frog legs eaten: 3

Berets worn: 0

Châteaux visited: 4

Crazy people encountered on the bus: 4

Fondue parties attended: 2

Average daily encounters with the word "voilà:" 100

Days disrupted due to Frenchmen on strike: 22

Friends named Pierre: 6

Footprints left in wet cement: 2

Times asked whether I voted for Bush: innumerable

last updated: 25.08.05

Here you will find the mundane story of one girl in the process of frenchifying. Follow her. Even if she never finds the pit at the heart of the French identity, she'll have a good time looking for it.