As promised, here are the folks that often drop by Jocelyne's farm:
Nigel- Jocelyne's ex-boyfriend. British, grey wavy 'fro and 'stache, blue eyes, glasses, belly. She calls him her "ex-lover"; Kevin calls him his "second father." Has Tourette's and is bi-polar. Likes to call her while she's trying to teach her French classes; speaks to her in French on the phone so she'll respond in French and her students won't know it's him calling. Otherwise, only speaks English to her and pretends not to understand French.
Skip and Glee- Two of Jocelyne's French language students. Californian, recently retired law professors, in their seventies. Glee wears her grey hair in a long braid and has blue eyes. Skip has short, grey hair on the sides of his head and a huge brown patch on one cheek from some melanoma. He wears large glasses. Both speak very slow, choppy, loud French. Skip often tries to finish Glee's French sentences halfway through, when he gets irritated by her slowness. They winter in California and summer in France. Very sweet, despite their tendency to dominate the French class.
Benjamin #1- Lives in a boys' home and spends one weekend per month at Jocelyne's. Pipsqueaky for a sixteen-year-old. Travels with his Playstation and "Grand Theft Auto." Wears a green hooded sweatshirt. With no apparent provocation, Kevin acts obnoxiously around him.
Benjamin #2- Recently released from the funny farm for trying to off himself, he spent a week at Jocelyne's for some R&R. Very scrawny thirteen-year-old, wears dark hair in baby faux-hawk. Goofy and playful to the point of occasional obnoxiousness. Starting making pervy jokes with the 19-yr-old German wwoofer staying at the house. Giggles and likes chewing gum.
Wilhelm- Aforementioned nineteen-year-old German wwoofer. Tall, dark hair and eyes. On his way from high school to a job at Euro Disney in Paris. Speaks lovely English and a bit of French. Clearly out of place in a dirty farmhouse, but earnestly interested in learning whatever he can.
Nicole and Lauren- Two American wwoofers from Washington state and Oklahoma, respectively. Nicole is tall with curly, chin-length light brown hair. Lauren is petite with blue eyes and blondish, straight hair. Lauren, a former student of art and French, is taking time between one college and another to work on her French and see the world. Tried to convince her parents that they didn't need to hear from her every other day. Nicole, a self-described clinger to her own small bubble, was convinced by Lauren that wwoofing through France would be a good way to kill a few months and a few thousand dollars before applying to marine bio grad school. Nicole used to work at a boat parts store and is excited to visit the home of her patron saint.
Two dozen assorted Brits and their small children- Between thirty and sixty-five, mostly married couples. Some raise animals on neighboring farms. Others work as builders and handymen. Several of the women do not work. Many come to French class; other show up at random hours to purchase ready-to-eat rabbits and vegetables.
Sophie- Jocelyne's nephew's fiance. Wears her brown, straight hair twisted up in a clip. Has glasses and wears neutral colors. Hosted a tupperware party at Jocelyne's house.
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