The Three Tutors

I've written three French tutors, and all three have written back accepting new students.

Tutor #1: Did not yet have a background confirmation check regarding his resume. He is listed French born, raised, educated, and where he has previously taught.

My first choice is a French born and raised tutor.

Tutor #2: Is an American of German descent. Fluent French (and German) speaking educated in France. Background check confirmed.

Tutor #3: Was born, raised, and educated in France. Background check confirmed. But he's younger, in his 20's, with previous clients similar to my French speaking needs.

All three tutors are men. The reason being, the female tutors charge (at least) $50 an hour more. The guys average charge $35 an hour, the ladies $80. One woman was $120 an hour but she tutored corporate execs. Bankers. Wall Street. Etc. As for the other ladies charging $80 an hour, my friend has a theory...

 "Here's to you mrs Robinson... "

And why not? If I was a 15-29 year old guy going to France, I may be looking for a hot French lady tutor also.

My guess is these women get hit on a lot. Which is probably why they register with a tutoring company where you have to give them credit card information before talking with them. And quite possibly why the women charge so much more, add to the fact the website obviously takes a percentage of the tutor's fee.

Having studied renaissance art, most  technical art terminology is in Italian, French, and Spanish. But I want to learn from scratch. Like I'm three years old. Teach me how to properly annunciate vowels, which will be tricky after a childhood in MN, I never properly learned the English diction.

And wine, well, as long as I can say, "I would like a Cabernet Sauvignon, dark berries, earthy undertone, in between $20-$40" half my trip is taken care of right there!

I don't want to be the type of traveler that doesn't attempt learning the spoken language of a country I plan spending some time in. That, and the tutor told me French people don't like speaking English.

I'm eager to see the Louvre.

Last night I had dinner at The Village, in Studio City. Amazing food, wine, staff, but my nose was stuck in my phone reading about the Catacombs.

I've spoken with Tutor #1. No background check but he's obviously French. We have an introductory lesson tomorrow morning. 

Time to don the nerd Asian schoolgirl persona and get serious. 

A demain.

I fully expect to have that dream where I'm back in high school and can't remember my locker combination.