Your children can learn a world language today!
I feel like a little re-introduction might be good, so here goes. My name is Shannon and I am a 25 year old American currently living in France. I live in Dijon, a town in the Côte d’or region of Bourgogne (Burgundy). It’s a region known for its beautiful architecture (the Bourguignonne dukes were once richer than the king of France and that shows in some of the old architecture), its wonderful wine (pinot noir is from this region), its delicious cheese, and of course, mustard!
Today, I’m going to give you a few pointers about traveling via train in France! Once we can travel again and you can go visit France, traveling by train is the easiest way to get around the country without the necessity of renting a car (and when there’s lots of wine and champagne to taste, why would you want a car?).
A couple of months ago, I spent the better part of August traveling in Luxembourg (very safely, in line with COVID-19 restrictions). This was my third time visiting the Grand Duchy, and this time I was able to visit more of the country to see what it has to offer outside of the main city, Luxembourg-Ville.
In theme with the recent start of school, I thought today it would be interesting to talk a bit about my experience going to a university equivalent program here in France compared to my university experience in the US.
My post today is inspired by many conversations I’ve had with my boyfriend, who is from Venezuela. We often fall into conversation about the ways in which our cultures differ. So today, I’m going to explore some of the funny and interesting differences between U.S. culture and Latin culture that we have found so far!
I hope that all of you are safe, healthy, and adjusting to this new normal of being at home indefinitely. This is a great time to learn some new phrases in a foreign language, and that’s exactly what today’s blog is all about.
Hi everyone! Last month in France, it was cold and rainy. However, I was in hot and desert-y West Africa, in Senegal to be exact. The difference between 5 degrees Celsius and 45 degrees Celsius has been a difficult readjustment, to say the least. However, this is not a weather blog, it’s a language blog, so let’s talk about why I was there.
This month, let’s take a look at appreciating our native language(s). This topic might seem a bit counter-intuitive since I’m always talking about how great it is to learn a new language. However, as important as it is to learn a new language, it is also important to take some time to appreciate your native language.
I am writing to you a little late this month because I have had a hectic start to the New Year. I am taking my language learning even further this year by attending a school in France to study naturopathic medicine. Let me tell you, studying science in a foreign language is not easy. I’m only a few days into the course and I know that this course is not only going to fill me with knowledge about naturopathy, it is also going to greatly improve my French skills.
This month, I want to ask you to think about a question: how do you feel about formal “you” pronouns? I think about this quite often when I compare English with many other languages which have formal and informal “you’s” and singular and plural “you’s”. For us English speakers, this can feel a bit tricky to navigate because we use the same word anytime we are referring to someone in the second person, “you”. The only time we differ is when we refer to something someone owns, aka the possessive case, where we use “your/s”.