I've been talking to a lot of people recently about their thoughts on the share market at the moment. Just look at the price chart of most major shares, and they all have that same slippery dip straight down that sent brokers crazy back in the 20's.

When I start to tell people I'm looking at buying into banks and the financial sector, they look at me like I'm crazy.

"You can't do that!" They say, "The prices have fallen 50% in the last 6 months!".

Bonjour mesdames et messieurs!

Language has always been an interest of mine, and so I decided it would be an exciting endeavour to try to learn French. I've found a great way to start learning it in the car on my way to the office through the Pimsleur audio program. Today i've just completed my 10th unit (each unit is approx 30mins) and i've found that I can hold a basic conversation (albeit a lot of it seems to be about trying to pick up young french madamemouislles), asking the time, if they speak english, if they would like to have a drink (at my place). The thing that impresses me most about the program though, is how it teaches it to you so naturally and organically. I find often that without having to put in too much effort listening in the car, later on in the afternoon, I can find myself recreating the conversations in my head or throwing the phrases into my conversations with friends and family.