Maurice Michaud
The only guy in the bunch!

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TUNE ON THIS PAGE
A piece by Enigma, because isn't it enigmatic that Maurice should be the only male in the 1997 group?

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Storming Downtown Halifax

Q-Tips' Tales
~ Nicole Bergeron ~ Josée Déraps ~
~ Nathalie Drouin ~ Claire Dubuc ~
~ Louise Girard ~ Lucie Grégoire ~
~ Lucie Lapierre ~ Francine Paquet ~
~ Christine Paré ~ Ada Perreault ~
~ Annie Racine ~ Guylaine Robitaille ~
~ Sonia Ruel ~ Dany St. Hilaire ~
~ Monique Venne ~

Their Instructors' Tales
~ Maria Desjardins ~ Leta L.-Malone ~
~ Maurice Michaud ~ Mary Lou O'Hara ~

Best Memory of the 1997 Program
Showing you a great province and getting you to write all about it for this souvenir publication.
 

Lucie Grégoire, a Québec high school teacher registered in Mount Saint Vincent University's English Immersion Program, was exploring the scenic village on her own. Eyewitnesses suspect she was hoping to purge her sins by visiting the local church, only to discover that it was closed on that day. As she resumed her sightseeing, a kind and handsome workman, who happened to be on duty in the village that day, offered her a drive back toward the lighthouse.

"My God," an eyewitness exclaimed as she started to laugh, "she's getting into that man's van!"

The newfound duo stopped to chat with the startled eyewitness and her entourage. Grégoire introduced them (and herself) to her new buddy, and soon the pair resumed their short journey.

Earlier that day, Grégoire had managed to strike up a conversation with another stranger, who immediately gave her her business card. Shortly afterwards, a man who happened to be wearing a sou'wester gave her the answer to one of the many questions for which she was seeking an answer. The eyewitnesses to this pick-up incident believe this is how the friendly, blond-haired teacher has earned her title of "Grégoire the Gregarious."

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That Look of Recognition
here's nothing like witnessing that look in an ESL learner's eyes: that look of recognition when she "gets" a new expression or a joke without any explanation.

With their own eyes barely back in their sockets after seeing the Tattoo and after signing a feeble rendition of Petula Clark's "Downtown" while walking down Halifax's George Street, the Q-Tips were heading for refreshments at the Economy Shoe Shop. For whatever reason, Lucie Lapierre was trying to find the translation for a "décolté," and ventured, "Can we say ‘a sightseeing dress'?" The look in Francine Paquet's eyes was a sight to behold as she would repeat the phrase over and over, lapsing into fits of heartfelt laughter. Indeed, it made my suggestion that such a dress might be called "a low-cut dress" seem rather . . .flat.

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The Pusher
city the size of Halifax has many good things to offer. Unfortunately, like any other city, it also has its share of bad things. Drugs can be one of those bad things. Granted, some drugs are innocuous and perfectly legal. But I still can't get rid of my mind the image of a visitor from St.-Édouard Lotbinière as a pusher ...of sugar-coated caffeine.

After a visit to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, the group made its presence downtown felt by holding up the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry (twice!). Back at the terminal on the Halifax side, a young man was giving away chocolate. Sporting a jacket with ample pockets, Christine Paré filled them with a few dozen bars of the sweet treats. Thus stocked, she could make friends with anyone in need of a fix of the sugary delicacies.