Promoting French and American friendship and understanding…
I have somehow still managed to avoid any articles on dry grammar rules or verb conjuguation tables in the language section of my blog!1 Take advantage of this while it lasts… Every language is full of proverbs and French is no exception. Although many idioms between English and French are translated almost exactly the same, there are [...]
What is more typically French than biting into that crunchy, perfectly baked, golden brown staple of French society: the baguette? Even with all of the stress and constraints of the modern workplace, the French still manage to swing by their local “boulangerie” (bakery) every night and grab a baguette to dip into their onion soup…right?
It is true that in French cities with easy pedestrian [...]
Anyone who has lived abroad knows that the favorite past time of all expatriates1 is accumulating official paperwork. The first major document to acquire when living overseas is generally called a “residency permit”. In the US, this is known as the famous “green card”2 and allows foreigners to legally stay and work in the country for a long term basis. In France, it’s called ”la carte de séjour” and every [...]
So everyone wants to visit Paris someday, right? That glorious city of lights, full of charm, cafés and cultural inspiration. Who wouldn’t want to wait two hours just to take the elevator to the second floor of the Eiffel tower and then wait another two hours to take the connecting elevator to the top (and remember, you still [...]