2-21 L29 - p86-Dialogue

Unitéhuit.

Unit eight.

Bonvoyage!

Have a good trip!

Leçon29.

Lesson 29.

Quandonvousparledevoyage,àquoipensezvous?

When you talk about travel, what do you think of?

Pourmoi,pourmoi,lesvoyagesc'estvraimentimportant.

For me, travel is really important.

Enpartant,je.

When leaving, I.

Jechercheàdécouvrird'autrescultures,d'autresfaçonsdevivre,demanger.

I seek to discover other cultures, other ways of living, of eating.

Jecroisqu'on.

I believe that one.

Jecroisqu'onapprendbeaucoupdecesvoyagesàmieuxcomprendrelesautresparexemple.

I believe that one learns a lot from these travels to better understand others for example.

Entoutcas,moi,leschoseslesplusimportantesquej'aiapprisesdansmavie,jelesaiapprisesenvoyageant.

In any case, for me, the most important things I have learned in my life, I learned while traveling.

AJetrouvequeleplusintéressantdanslevoyage,c'estC'estavantledépartl'imagemerveilleuse,unpeucommedansunrêvedupaysoùvousallez.

I find that the most interesting thing about travel is the wonderful image before departure, a bit like in a dream of the country you are going to.

Etça,pourmoi,c'estquelquechosedefantastique.

And that, for me, is something fantastic.

Quandjepenseauvoyage,jepensed'abordauplaisir,leplaisirdesavoirquelesautrestravaillentpendantcetempslà.

When I think of travel, I first think of the pleasure, the pleasure of knowing that others are working during that time.

Ouaisd'accord,jesais,c'estpastrèssympamaisbon.

Yeah okay, I know, it's not very nice but okay.

Vousêteslà,ausoleilsurlaplageàl'autreboutdumondeetvoscollègues,eux,sontaubureauàParis.

You are there, in the sun on the beach at the other end of the world and your colleagues, they are at the office in Paris.

Etlàbas,c'estl'hiver.

And over there, it's winter.

C'estgénialnon?

It's great, isn't it?

Etbienmoi,ilyaquelquesannées,j'avaisdesproblèmesavecmesparents,alorsjesuispartidechezeuxetj'aidécidédefaireletourdumonde.

Well, a few years ago, I had problems with my parents, so I left their place and decided to travel around the world.

Etenfaisantcetourdumonde,j'aidécouvertlaliberté.

And while doing this trip around the world, I discovered freedom.

Çac'étaitvraimentbien.

That was really good.

Maismesproblèmes,jelesaiemmenésavecmoi.

But my problems, I brought them with me.