by John Elkhoury | May 7, 2015 | French Resources
People have learned French for months now and yet they still feel uncomfortable practicing it or speaking with native speakers. This article can help you resolve that problem. With a site called Speaky, you can improve your French skills quickly from the comfort of...
by John Elkhoury | May 1, 2015 | Blog
There’s a vast amount of information on the internet – but our time is finite. To help you guys out, I decided to launch a monthly newsletter. Unlike large companies which automate emails, I hand-write every one and cherry pick highlighted content. In the...
by John Elkhoury | May 1, 2015 | Learning French
How many words to be fluent in French? Sometimes you’ll see sites, products, or experts emphasizing that you should know [X] amount of words to be fluent in French. This question is dangerous territory. You can know thousands of French words. But words, by...
by John Elkhoury | Apr 25, 2015 | Life in France, Paris
Located in the heart of Paris, France, Le Musée du Louvre is one of the world’s most visited museums. Le Louvre houses up to 35,000 individual masterpieces, from contemporary to prehistory works. But with an impressive 600,000 square feet of exhibition space,...
by John Elkhoury | Apr 14, 2015 | Learning French
It’s a common narrative. You take a few years of structured French coursework and learn the fundamentals of French. Then life happens and you forget almost everything you had learned. You find yourself, years later, wanting to or needing to relearn French. Does...