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Hey everyone, here are some French words you don’t think of but are actually very necessary for piecing your sentences together and forming clear thoughts. Afin que: In order to A la place/Au [...]

Pro: my French has improved so much! I don’t have to focus to understand what’s being said on TV. Con: my French has improved so much. I can no longer leave the TV on as nonsensical background noise.

Alright, folks. I’ve been here nearly 6 months now, and I’ve grown pretty accustomed to European life. Especially the French/Parisian way of living, and I’ve got a few things to say about all [...]

The longer I’m here, the less vocabulary I learn. At first being here was sort of like being a small child, everything was new, there was so much to learn and so much that I did not know. Here [...]

On a bright, beautiful sunny day in Paris, one of those days where the normalcy of metros and street vendors and flowers on the side of the road feels just a bit more extraordinary to me. [...]

Spent the day with my friend Anna, and we decided to be really Parisian instead of faux-Parisian and eat at a café. The waiter told every table about the specials besides us, so we ended up [...]

pro tip for learning french: you pronounce about 5 of the 26 letters in the alphabet

Hey wannabe Francophones: Don’t say “Je suis excité.” It doesn’t mean you’re excited. Well, it does, but only if you’re gettin’ it with your french [...]

Now that the holidays are over, and even though I have yet to post about Christmas, I had to make a quick appreciation post for all the people I am lucky to have in my life on the holidays, even [...]

The conversation with the cop (as I remember it.) If you speak any French, you might find it as amusing as I did. Policeman: J’ai vous dit descendre et vous m’ignoré. Me: Non [...]