In earlier posts regarding our “front desk” staff, we mentioned how important of French language skills were in Canada, in general, and in a service industry (such as ours) in particular.
Myriam, a brand new grad of the prestigious Queen’s University, worked our front desk in the summer of 2007 before disappearing into the wilds of the Northwest Territories.
We nicknamed her “Muffin” (because she’s so sweet) and we suspect she was sent to the Northwest Territories to keep an eye on Sara Palin and other shifty Alaskans!
Muffin is what is known as a Franco-Ontarian. A small minority (mostly from northern Ontario) who’s mother tongue is French.
However, being from a predominantly English speaking province Franco-Ontarians have equal facility with both official languages. You would never guess that Muffin was a native French speaker when she is speaking English.
She left us to spend a year in the far and wild northwest to teach school children about “French Culture”. (We think she was introducing them them to the Quebec delicacies of Poutine, Pea Soup and Pepsi Cola.)
Anyhow, we are a bit short staffed right now and Muffin has agreed to help us out for a few months before she leaves for further adventures in southeast Asia.
And, if I’m not mistaken, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos once comprised “French Indochina”. Coincidence? I think not!
aaaaaah this photo is embarassing!!!
and I went to the NORTHWEST TERRITORIES…not the Yukon lol.
Should be fun to work at the Canadiana again though!
Touchy, touchy aren’t we Muffin! What I meant was you should have gone to the Yukon if you wanted to keep an eye on “Caribou Barbie” Palin and all the other shifty Republicans! GO OBAMA!
And it’s a NICE photo! You’re so cute!