went to the embassy today. nothing much confirmed. managed to understand abt 70% of wat daniel thiel and stephanie fauvre said, quite bad. looks like i really have to brush up big-time. if only the words are pronounced more clearly, what with the liaisons and soft consonants, it only makes diction plus molle but comprehension plus difficile. should be leaving in early sept for lycee d'Arsonval or EPF in suburbs Paris in early Sept. french govt wld be giving me a grant on top of my allowance, which wld be gd. theres only one thing i need to settle before i can leave with a peace of mind, sadly i think the end wouldnt be gd...