Violette Leduc -- Mad in Pursuit and la batarde

Colette -- My Apprenticeship

Anais Nin -- The Diary of Anais Nin, Volume I

I am quite happy about this. And it didn't cost me a thing. Well, okay, I had $12 credit and the total was $12.53. Oh the shame!

I want to read, read and read and listen to music. I want to drown in French literature and music. I love the feeling of being obsessed with a time, a place, a thought. I must go down to the water's edge and sit. Spring is coming and I'm ready for her!

I'm thinking about taking language courses at the International Institute. Perhaps French? Maybe Italian? How about both?! I would love to learn Portuguese, but I realize that I should only learn one language at a time. Italian first, then French, then Portuguese. Sounds like a plan.