Happy Thanksgiving! What are you grateful for? I am grateful for you enjoying my blog and watching my videos! Sérieusement, I have so fun...

Continuing on our Christmas / Holiday theme, this week with 8 funny and very commonly used French idioms you can practice on your...

Halloween is gone, next thing is Thanksgiving… or is it? Not in France! There is no Thanksgiving in France so our next thing is...

I remember learning English at school in France and always dreading having to ask questions. Why? Because the usual format as a student...

Today I am bringing you some fun French expressions and strange pronunciation that you would NEVER EVER find in a textbook or on an...

How much do you know about Marie-Antoinette’s Austrian childhood? That she was a bit of a tom boy? That she was a bad student? That all...

Oui! Today Marie-Antoinette herself is helping you with your French conversation and your knowledge of French history! Pas mal, non? You...

Think French pronunciation is super confusing, difficult, and a little overwhelming? Think again! Here are some great technical yet fun...

You must have been reading it all over the newspapers and magazines: France is the most miserable nation of the world. Oh non!!!...

Marcel Pagnol (1895 – 1974)  was a French Provençal novelist, playwright and filmmaker. I admire him for being bold, daring,...

In America, just like in France, April 1st is the day for jokes! But we have something extra in France! We call it “Poisson d’avril”! =...

Artist: Valerie Collymore – please scroll down to read her interview! Modernism and impressionism are the results of the famous...

For some it has. The French live today in a society of pleasure and control. We agree to love each other but certainly not to suffer. ...

“I do not like women. Love must be reinvented.” Qui veut réinventer l’amour? Who wants to reinvent love? A young French man. A genius. A...

Bon Réveillon de la Saint Sylvestre à tous! If you ever look at a French calendar, you will notice that each day corresponds to a Saint....

In France: -We don’t go for the super festive Christmas lights outside our houses -We don’t have Christmas carolers -We don’t eat gravy...

The 13 desserts are the traditional way to celebrate Christmas in Provence!  They represent Jesus and the 12 apostles and remain out for...

Here is what I found in the Lonely Planet Discover France guide:  “Arrogant, bureaucratic, chauvinistic, and stylish… France is a country...

Ask Molière! He will tell you! But before he does, have you ever heard of him?  Molière is our French Shakespeare ! One of the greatest...

Like a lot of other fine things, Cabaret was born in France! Who doesn’t know this poster? Well this is how it all started in 1881… In...