During our orientation in Cannes, we took trips to Antibes to visit the beautiful Picasso Museum and to Monte Carlo and the famous Musée Océanographique et Aquarium de Monaco.
WELCOME TO WEEKLY WILSON, where a wealth of wit and wisdom awaits you. Or not. But, seriously, folks... there will be (no) blood, but there will be reviews (movies, plays, books, music), anecdotes, politics, humor and YOU can comment. [You just have to click the "Add Comment" or "Be the First to Comment" button at the end of the article to leave your comments and I hope you do.] After 52 years writing for newspapers, a couple of radio shows, and many years teaching English and Writing, you can now follow along as I slowly deteriorate to the point of making absolutely no sense at all.
That moment starts now.
During our orientation in Cannes, we took trips to Antibes to visit the beautiful Picasso Museum and to Monte Carlo and the famous Musée Océanographique et Aquarium de Monaco.
Why did I go to France? For most of my life I have wanted to be able to speak French. I studied French in high school and I majored in French at the University of Iowa but even after all that study, I could not speak French, at least, not very well. I enrolled in the American Institute for Foreign Study and on September 14, 1997, I arrived in Cannes, France to begin a two week orientation before my trip to Paris and the beginning of my great adventure. Here are some views from my room at the International College of Cannes and across the street on the beach of the French Riviera.