Culture
La Fête nationale / Bastille Day
Each year, French people all around the world celebrate la Fête nationale on July 14, which they often call le quatorze juillet. This French national…
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Crafting the Perfect Bastille Day Menu
The Center’s Bastille Day celebration has been a decades-long summer staple in the Back Bay neighborhood. La Fête Nationale, celebrated on le quatorze juillet, marks…
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Promenade au zoo en français / Let’s visit the zoo in French
This month we are visiting the zoo en français. In order to make the most of this event, we have prepared a list of French…
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Celebrate fête de la musique with DIY instruments en français !
As we wrote for our blog last year, la fête de la musique is an international celebration, started in France, held on June 21st. The…
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Exercising the Mind and Body
The FCC and Chloé Mizuta have been offering virtual barre classes en français since the start of the pandemic. Have you taken one of these popular classes yet?…
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Business French, Part 3, Les métiers
We’re back with our business series (here's part one and part two) and today we’re tackling occupations, notably those that are a little more advanced…
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À chaque mois ses dictons!
Pour maîtriser totalement une langue, il faut aussi en connaître sa culture et, notamment, ses dictons! La langue française regorge de dictons pour toutes les…
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Balade sur Seine
During the pandemic the walk has made a major comeback. I have always been a fan, so I am more than happy to see them…
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Where Should We Have Dinner Tonight?
France is very well known for its fine cuisine, but have you ever wondered about the differences between all the different categories of establishments? If…
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A Look at French Modernism
This week we bring a dash of French architecture to our blog! Thanks to FCC member Anne Barrett, we invite you to introduce yourselves to…
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