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shmokes:
I'm desperately hoping to do a study abroad program in France this summer.  The program I'm trying to get accepted into for my law degree requires that I be fluent in French.  I'm getting pretty good at French, but I've got a way to go for fluency.  This study abroad program would help tremendously.

It would be two weeks at a language institute in Paris and two weeks at a language institute in Nice (in the south of France).  I would be living with a French family, and eating meals with them and speaking french exclusively.  Anyone who's ever learned or studied a foreign language knows how important it is to spend time in a country that speaks the language you're studying.  You can only get so much from classroom study.  Unfortunately, it isn't cheap.  Room, board and classes alone will run approximately $3,000 and I'll have to tack on about another $1,000 for a plane ticket.

Anyway, if you feel like helping (or even if you rather dislike me, but you want to impress someone who's watching with how charitable you are), there's a PayPal donate button on my MySpace page (where you can also see pictures of my wife and my new baby girl, Stacy and Madeline -- my top-two friends on my friends list).  Any amount is more than I'm owed - I'd be grateful for a dollar.

Anyway, thanks to anyone who donates.  It means a lot to me.  And thanks to anyone who wants to help but is too poor.  I'll make list of donors here if this thread isn't tossed out as inappropriate (just names, not how much was donated, so make sure you let me know what your BYOAC handle is).  Also, let me know if you make a donation but would rather remain anonymous.

I'll also try to put a donate link in this post, but I'm not sure if I can use straight HTML tags in these things.  At any rate, you can't miss the link on my MySpace page and Maddy's blogs are first-rate.  Head over and see what a 2-week/1-month old baby has to say about herself.  Worth a look even if you don't want to donate.

Thanks everyone.


edit: Okay, yeah.  That didn't work at all.  I don't know how to put a donate button in my post.  Sorry. 

Big love to the following, incridibly generous people:

CheffoJeffo
Bones
Saint
Patrickl
JolleyRogers
Silver
nostrebor
tonmazz

RayB:
I don't think Paypal, or whatever system you use allows Donate buttons to be placed in forums. You'll just end up with getting your funds frozen and will not receive them.

Next thing, you need to be fluent in France french of French Canadian french? Yes, there is a difference.

thebrownshow:
Just like a liberal.  Expecting someone else to pay for something you want.

No seriously, good luck with that, shmokes.  It'd be an awesome experience for you, plus it'd get you out of the country for a while.  :cheers:

horseboy:

--- Quote from: thebrownshow on September 13, 2006, 11:29:02 am ---plus it'd get you out of the country for a while.

--- End quote ---

If only it were you.  :hissy:

thebrownshow:
I can set up a paypal link so you can donate some money to that cause if it's so important to you, horseboy.

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