News from Women and Cruising contributors
September 21st, 2009 - by Marcie Lynn
We asked Marcie …
How are you doing with your French in French Polynesia?
I took French in high school and university and I was really looking forward to speaking French again in French Polynesia.
I got out my refresher books and studied mostly every day from Juan Fernandez, Chile to our arrival in the Iles Gambier.
I walked into the Gendarmerie in Mangareva and without hesitation, began speaking Sprench and Franglish!
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News from Women and Cruising contributors
May 18th, 2009 - by Kathy Parsons
We’d like to post news from Women and Cruising contributors, so here is our first which was sent by Marcie Lynn of s/v Nine of Cups:
"The passage from Chile to Iles Gambier, French Polynesia was, for the most part, pretty benign and without a doubt, the slowest passage in our sailing history. …Read more
I took French in high school and university and I was really looking forward to speaking French again in French Polynesia.