After a weekend’s rest, I felt ready to tackle the world. First stop was at The Chalkboard in Waycross, GA, just two blocks away from the hotel I had stayed in since Friday. Unfortunately Judy Bagby, the owner, was busy teaching school and I didn’t get to meet with her. However, I was well received by the sales clerk, Amber. She and I had a great chat. Eighteen-year-old Amber told me she had studied French at school because she’d always hoped to travel to Paris.
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Amber [left], the friendly sales clerk and the interior of The Chalkboard [right].
This made me think of a great service which I thought would really interest Amber. It’s absolutely free, offered through Ruhrs University in Bochum, Germany. The service pairs up partners in different countries for the purpose of learning a new language. Each partner learns the other’s native tongue in tandem. I had great fun and many laughs with my ‘tandem partner’, Pilar, who is a high school art teacher near San Sebastian in Spain. You can find out about this wonderful program at:
http://www.slf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/etandem/etindex-en.html
I looked forward to my next stop even though it was quite a distance driving into Florida. My hosts Cliff and Kathy offered to put me up in their oceanfront condo in Daytona Beach. What a view! And what a break it is being in Florida considering the snow everyone is shoveling back home. Thank you so much Cliff and Kathy. You’ve made my week and it’s just begun.
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My host in Daytona Beach, Kathy [top]. A view from the condo of the Atlantic [bottom left] and of the inland waterway [bottom right].