My Happy Thanksgiving to you: 3 French Christmas songs
Happy Thanksgiving! What are you grateful for? I am grateful for you enjoying my blog and watching my videos! Sérieusement, I have so fun...
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Virginie Paradis
Nov 18, 20152 min read
8 Fun French idioms for your Holiday Parties
Continuing on our Christmas / Holiday theme, this week with 8 funny and very commonly used French idioms you can practice on your...
Virginie Paradis
Nov 12, 20151 min read
10 Awesome Presents for your Francophile Friends
Halloween is gone, next thing is Thanksgiving… or is it? Not in France! There is no Thanksgiving in France so our next thing is...
Virginie Paradis
Oct 29, 20152 min read
How to ask a French question made easy
I remember learning English at school in France and always dreading having to ask questions. Why? Because the usual format as a student...
Virginie Paradis
Oct 15, 20151 min read
Every day French you will NEVER find in textbooks!
Today I am bringing you some fun French expressions and strange pronunciation that you would NEVER EVER find in a textbook or on an...
Virginie Paradis
Oct 8, 20152 min read
Marie-Antoinette never meant to be Queen of France?
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...
Virginie Paradis
Oct 1, 20151 min read
How to improve your French with Marie-Antoinette
Oui! Today Marie-Antoinette herself is helping you with your French conversation and your knowledge of French history! Pas mal, non? You...
Virginie Paradis
Sep 10, 20151 min read
4 Great Tips for Easy French Pronunciation
Think French pronunciation is super confusing, difficult, and a little overwhelming? Think again! Here are some great technical yet fun...
Virginie Paradis
May 16, 20144 min read
Are the French really miserable?
You must have been reading it all over the newspapers and magazines: France is the most miserable nation of the world. Oh non!!!...
Virginie Paradis
May 11, 20142 min read
What did 1900’s Provence look like?
Marcel Pagnol (1895 – 1974) was a French Provençal novelist, playwright and filmmaker. I admire him for being bold, daring,...
Virginie Paradis
Apr 1, 20141 min read
Poisson d’avril! No kidding!
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”! =...
Virginie Paradis
Mar 27, 20147 min read
French impressionism is coming to Seattle! April 17th!
Artist: Valerie Collymore – please scroll down to read her interview! Modernism and impressionism are the results of the famous...
Virginie Paradis
Jan 27, 20142 min read
Has the French romantic nature died?
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. ...
Virginie Paradis
Jan 21, 20142 min read
What French man said: “I do not like women. Love must be reinvented”?
“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...
Virginie Paradis
Dec 30, 20131 min read
Happy New Year, Saint Sylvestre!
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....
Virginie Paradis
Dec 28, 20132 min read
Why is French Christmas different?
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...
Virginie Paradis
Dec 2, 20132 min read
How about 13 desserts in Provence for Christmas?
The 13 desserts are the traditional way to celebrate Christmas in Provence! They represent Jesus and the 12 apostles and remain out for...
Virginie Paradis
Nov 20, 20132 min read
French chauvinistic?
Here is what I found in the Lonely Planet Discover France guide: “Arrogant, bureaucratic, chauvinistic, and stylish… France is a country...
Virginie Paradis
Oct 21, 20131 min read
How is French writing like prostitution?
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...
Virginie Paradis
Oct 15, 20132 min read
French Cabaret the Four Seasons’ way!
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...
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