Bit of a Switch

This Month will prove interesting as I (Joe) stay home with the kids and continue their home schooling while Amy starts her classes at the French school.  Granted the kids will have a reduced workload, but I get to be Mr. Mom for about 3-4 weeks and keep the home running.  Should be fun.
Amy will be working on speaking now that she has a good foundation of the language.

Her Tutor has done very well at working out the Grammar and developing her Vocabulary.

Nearing the End

Well, this is the last Month of Class for Joe.  Amy will begin her three week speaking course next month right after exams for this last semester.  We are at the level that the Field asked us to be at, and are looking forward to moving to Africa by the end of this Summer.

Devotions in French

This last week I had the opportunity to do the Devotional time at the school.  Each week one of the students gives a short 15 - 20 minute devotional.  The video and audio is not the best quality, but I am posting this for those who are interested in hearing our progress.
Devos in French

Exams

Things have been a bit crazy here as we have been taking our unit exams.  These will determine whether or not we move up to the next level in French.  Though my grammar and spelling leave something to be desired, I am happy to announce that both Amy and I did very well, and will be starting in a new level of French this next week.
Amy's parents are coming to visit, so we are looking forward to spending time with them.
Sorry for the delay on the boys latest video, I was wrapped up with French and couldn't help them with final editing... you can find it under the boys videos.

The Boys

The boys have been looking for a way to stay in touch with their friends.  This gets especially tough for MK's as the weeks turn into years.  Typically by the time furlough rolls around so much time has passed that it is difficult for their American friends to relate to them, much less maintain any type of relationship with them. 
We decided that one way to bridge the time and cultural divide is to put out videos of what the boys are up to and some of their adventures.  Hopefully it will help you keep in touch with them and you will get to know them even better instead of loosing touch with them.
This is the first video, and we hope to post a new one each month. 
In this first video the boys are visiting a medieval city located just out of our town of Albertville.  It actually overlooks the town and is about a 5 mile trip from our home.
Hope you enjoy it, and we hope to add a section for the 4MK'S videos as we have more to add.

Life in Albertville

 This is the house that we share with the Landlord.  It is actually 4 levels, we get the ground floor and basement, which translates into a nice 4 bedroom home for us.  They have the second floor, and they have a small apartment in the upstairs that they can rent out as well.  Amy will be able to homeschool the boys in the front office, and it is only a 10 minute walk for me to get to language school.

 Grocery store is right around the corner... Literally!!!

 

Behind us is where the '92 Winter Olympics were held, and the Alps surround us.  Will and Logan went on a walk with me and decided to pose for pictures!

Flying to France

We were able to spend a day of much needed rest and prep in Montreal before boarding the plane to Geneva.  Our plane left in the evening, and by that time we were rested up reorganized and ready...

Of course we needed to help Logan as there was lots of walking involved.  The boys were troopers and helped carry the small bags.