I liked it there so much that I stayed for three weeks following the
Spring session - through Young
Canada Works (Jeunesse Canada au Travail) I was placed in a grocery
store in nearby Comeauville, and because of that I got to see the first
week of the Summer session.
Needless to say, my French improved dramatically - on a 1-10 scale,
I'd say I went from a .2 (that being faded memories of Grade 9 French)
to 2. I have a basic lexicon, can function a little conversationally, and
can communicate effectively. If you're a Canadian citizen or permanent
resident and are attending unveristy full-time, you owe it to yourself
to check out this program. You can have the time of your life basically
for free!
|
Spring 2007 (May 13 - June
16)
|
May 13-18
Les Olympiques Comiques |
May 18-20
Soirée Toge, Soirée Hawaïenne |
May 20-25
Canotage, Tournois du Soccer, Sortie à Weymouth,
Golf, Boîte à Chansons |
May 25
Soirée Halloween |
May 26 |
May 26-27
Soirée Années 80 |
May 27-29
Souper des Pauvres,
Spectacle: Molière |
May 29
Noël (1/2) |
May 29-31
Noël (2/2) |
May 31 - June 1
Tournée de la Balle-Molle |
June 1 |
June 1-2
Soirée Louisianaise |
June 2 |
June 2-3
Soirée Tex-Mex,
Voyage: Port Royal (1/2) |
June 3
Voyage: Port Royal (2/2),
Voyage: Grand Pré (1/2) |
June 3
Voyage: Grand Pré (2/2) |
June 4-6
Tournois de l'Hockey-Bolle (1/2) |
June 6-7
Tournois de l'Hockey-Bolle (2/2) |
June 7
Tournois de souque-à-la-corde,
Boîte à Chansons #2 |
June 8 |
June 8-9
Soirée Années 50 (1/2) |
June 9
Soirée Années 50 (2/2),
Chasse au Photos |
June 9-10
Soirée Casino |
June 10
Sortie sur la mer (1/3) |
June 10
Sortie sur la mer (2/3) |
June 10
Sortie sur la mer (3/3) |
June 11-12
Spectacle des Ateliers de Danse Traditionelle et de
Danse Sociale, Expositions des Ateliers Collage Souvenir et d'Artisanat,
Spectacle de Atelier de Musique |
June 13-14
Expositions des Ateliers de Bijoux et d'Arts, Spectacle
de Atelier de Théâtre, Spectacle de Vidéo Souvenir |
June 15 |
June 15-16
Banquet Final, Soirée Anglaise |
|
Young Canada Works / Jeunesse Canada au Travail
(June 16 - July 2)
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June 16-23
Bowling, Sortie à Yarmouth (1/2) |
June 23
Sortie à Yarmouth (2/2) |
June 23 - July 2 |
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Summer 2007 (July 2 - July
7*)
|
July 2-6
Les Olympiques Comiques |
July 6-7
Soirée Toge |
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Miscellaneous
|
Cellular Phone Pictures
Spring |
Cellular Phone Pictures
Young Canada Works, Summer |
Chasse au Photos images
June 9 - Spring |
* - The summer immersion session went well into August, but we continuing
workers were only semi-official participants in it (we didn't have language
contracts, for instance, and some of us lived off-campus), and I returned
to Halifax at the end of my work term.
| Video |
Title & Description |
Date &
Running Time |
 |
A Big
Poem for a Débutant 1
Theo's poem, as recited at the first Boîte à
Chansons. |
May 24th
1:58 |
 |
Grape
Catching
Animateurs show off their talents in anticipation of either
the second café theatre or the second talent show, or possibly both.
Philip tosses grapes to Marc; Rory has a timely suggestion for Luc. |
June 4th
1:08 |
 |
Nous
allons voir le wizard... / We're going to see the Wizard...
A dialogue sketch featuring Colin Wolfe as the Tin Man
and William Matheson as Dorothy. |
June 7th
2:28 |
 |
Le
temps des cathédrales
"Le temps des cathédrales" (Luc Plamondon) as performed
by Jono Logan (vocals) and Jared LeBlanc (piano) at the second Boîte
à Chansons. |
June 7th
3:25 |
 |
Sunday
Night Rehearsal, Part 1 of 2
Kaitlyn and Ryan rehearse their talk-show sketch where
Kaitlyn confesses her problems to Débuno, who then proposes a "solution." |
June 10th
1:13 |
 |
Sunday
Night Rehearsal, Part 2 of 2
Jessica plays her new Information Session song for us. |
June 10th
1:01 |
 |
Will
contre le Laboratoire des langues / Will vs The Language Lab
Kayla and Afton's sketch, with Kayla acting the part of
Will Matheson and Afton acting as the recording of Mme. Igot. |
June 12th
2:59 |
 |
Bert
and Ernie: Counting Sheep
Ernie (Luc) can't sleep, so Bert (Nicolai) advises him
to count sheep... |
June 12th
2:20 |
 |
Sesame
Street + Saint Valentine's Day (& cards!)
1. Ryan and Lorianne (Yip Yip Martians)
2. Ginette (Oscar the Grouch)
3. Alaa and Mamadou (Aloysius Snuffleupagus and Big Bird)
4. Lionel (Count)
5. Luc promotes the Spectacle de Musique
6. Luc promotes St. Valentine's Day and the card exchange
7. Luc, Nicolai and Ryan demonstrate said exchange |
June 12th
8:38 |
 |
Le
Spectacle de Atelier de Petit Bois
Not to be outdone, the Petit Bois workshop put on their
own "spectacle"... |
June 13th
2:15 |
 |
...
(Just a small indication of how crazy things were promised
to be that final evening, after we'd torn up our contracts.)
Colleen nearly ran into me just after the video stopped
recording (my memory card was full, if you can imagine such a thing). |
June 15th
0:16 |
 |
Contract
Flambé
The final moments of the French Immersion program at Université
Sainte-Anne, Spring 2007. |
June 15th
4:02 |