Culture

How to celebrate la francophonie in Boston

Each year, the broad diversity of French language speakers is celebrated during the month of March, le mois de la francophonie. French is spoken by…

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Arthur Rimbaud en quelques mots

Né en 1854 à Charleville-Mézières, dans les Ardennes, Rimbaud a commencé à écrire de la poésie à l’âge de 15 ans et a produit une…

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Francophone love songs!

Love is all around! Can you feel it? To help you get in the perfect mood for Valentine's Day, Clémence has pulled together a list…

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Four theaters within the Paris metropolitan area to explore like a local on your next trip

Before relocating to the Boston area, I lived in Paris for 7 years, in the 10th arrondissement. During that time I dedicated myself to one…

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Holiday vocabulary to celebrate the end of the year en français!

It’s not breaking news but the holiday season is already here! We celebrated Thanksgiving and soon we will be in the midst of all the…

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Thanksgiving with a French Twist

Thanksgiving is coming and even if the French don’t celebrate it, it does not mean that you can’t sprinkle a little French magic on your…

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Dédié à l’étrangeté: The Works of Edward Gorey

The waning days of autumn are a terrific time to visit the realm of the eerie, the imaginative, and the surreal, and this week I’d…

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Fall In love #part 2

I love New England all year long but I have to admit that I have a coup de coeur for the fall season. What is…

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The FCC Staff's Favorite summer songs

Summer is definitely here and at the Center we wanted to share with you our favorite summer songs. We hope you will enjoy them as…

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French Idioms You Can Use This Summer

I feel that the hardest part of learning a new language is learning its idiomatic expressions. They can change from region to region, family to…

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