Culture
Louis Sel: A Sprinkle of Magic from the Special Salts of Brittany
My love affair with France began in high school when my father let me tag along on a business trip. Armed with my high school…
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Everything You Need to Know About The Tour de France
The United States has the Superbowl, France has the Tour de France. It’s the same thing if you replace the ball with a bike and…
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An inside look at why middle schoolers are studying French
Pourquoi étudiez-vous le français? Why are you studying French? “The language is pretty” “Macarons” “I love the culture!” “I love that it’s a proper language”…
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Celebrating le 6e Art with my favorite francophone theater pieces
In my life, theater has often been associated with school. However, it is by studying it and seeing various types of plays that I came…
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The promise of May
I have always loved the month of May. We’re on the brink of summer, not quite there but getting warmer; a precipice where anything could…
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From Boston to Paris: Embracing the Spirit of Marathon Season
I love this time of year in New England. Not only does the weather improve and the city become more floral, but we also anticipate…
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A selection of my favorite podcasts
Over the last few weeks, I have been asked many times by visitors attending our drop-in event Pause Café how they could improve their French.…
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Camille Claudel and the invisible female artist
The Musée Rodin in Paris occupies a Victorian-era mansion tucked away a few blocks from the Eiffel Tower, complete with eighteen sun-bathed rooms of bronze…
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Mardi Gras: a celebration that brings people together
Mardi Gras has always made a powerful impression on me, like many children in francophone countries. Most children look forward to this day filled with…
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La Chandeleur — more than an excuse to eat crêpes?
While planning my trip to Paris last month, I was most looking forward to eating a crêpe from a certain small, blue window in the…
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