Did you know there are over 7,000 languages in the world? I don’t think I have the brain capacity to learn all of them but when I decided to move to France I had a goal to be fluent in French. I knew the basics from what I learned in grade 4 until high school […]
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Studying French in Aix-en-Provence
Last month I shared the reasons why I decided to live France. I started in Normandy in the small city of Rouen where I spent a month-long experience to be fluent in French. It’s a beautiful medieval city with old half-timber houses and gothic architecture that takes you back hundreds of years in time but weather in October gets chilly in the […]
Things We Could Learn from the French
During my time living and studying in France I got to learn a side of French life that I wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to if I were merely passing through. It made me reflect on our own practises at home and the norms I’m used to living in North America. Here are a few things I picked up about living […]
Why I Moved to France
Last month was a major accomplishment for me. I was able to complete two of my personal goals to move abroad for a little while and become fluent in French. There is something very romantic and charming about the French language that I have always been drawn to. I studied French from the time I was in Grade 4 until […]