Join me in a journey learning French from a pre-teen studying the language at home for fun, to travelling to France to study the language and to teach as an English Teaching Assistant. I’ll share word and vocab of the day, photos from France, and other relevant tidbits from my journey speaking this beautiful language.
What are the benefits of bilingualism? What makes a person want to learn a second language? Are there any benefits besides being able to watch movies and TV in a foreign language? (SPOILER ALERT: Yes, there are.) I list some of the benefits that you or your child can enjoy when learning and speaking a…
Why choose an international meetup? My French Meetup, The Wandering Francophones, has recently been enjoying meeting up with our Canadian members by finding restaurants just across the Michigan-Windsor border and meeting in Windsor for our meetup. This allows our Canadian bilingual friends to join us more easily than asking them to come to us (which…
The beginning of The Wandering Francophones Have you wanted to learn how to run a successful language meetup? Since 2013, I have been running my French Language Meetup, The Wandering Francophones, and we have met twice a month in person at local cafes and restaurants, speaking French for two hours about any random topic that…
How I got started Over the years, I have had a lot of folks inquire as to how I learned to speak French. Now at a fluent level, I can proudly say I put a lot of effort into getting my level to where it is today, and it started around middle school for me. I…