by Mary Bradley Cassada | May 21, 2020 | Life in France, Personal Stories
This day has been lingering in the back of your mind for months. The plane has touched French soil and you know that there are just a couple hours before you meet your new family for the foreseeable future. You are nerveu(x)/(euse), but excited for all you will learn,...
by John Elkhoury | Jun 7, 2016 | French Culture, Life in France, Personal Stories
THE SNCF CANCELLED MY TRAIN “How are you getting to Cannes?” my aunt asked me. “Oh, with the TGV. I already reserved my train tickets a couple weeks in advance…” “Be careful, there’s a strike.” Spffftttt. I waved her...
by John Elkhoury | May 2, 2016 | Blog, Learning French, Personal Stories
It’s three o’clock in the morning on an uneventful Monday and I just finished typing this article. Why? Because I recently read a comment on the internet and felt the immediate urge to organize my thoughts on a pressing matter. The comment said: Americans...
by John Elkhoury | Feb 25, 2016 | Personal Stories
Story by: Trishia Jacobs Let me preface my story by saying that I spent 30 years living in Texas, so imagine my French spoken with a drawl and a twang. I first heard the beauty of the French language in Miss Priddy’s freshman high school class. During my...
