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Mon professeur, Cécile, m’a dit qu’elle déteste des hommes qui font des photos d’elle, mais j’ai une résponsibilité à mes lecteurs, alors la voilà. Nous somme dix étudiants dans la classe Intermediaire III. Nous habitons à la Finland, à l’Angleterre … Continue reading

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Le jardin devant l’école, ou nous pouvons marcher et parler presque en privé sur des téléphones cellulaires pendant les pauses au cours de la journée. Tweet

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Immersion Delayed

Frédéric Latty, executive assistant at the Institut de Francais, lays out the rules this afternoon. Tweet

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We were ready for today to mark the plunge into 24×7 French, but no. Instead it was a day of testing, orientation, and laying out of the rules of the Institut—all conducted in English. So Darlene and I are still … Continue reading

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Rick de San Francisco et Darlene parlent dans la salle de sejour a l’Institut de Francais ce matin.  Tweet

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L’Aventure Commence!

Villa Floramie, 17 avenue Général Leclerc, Villefranche-sur-mer La vue de nos fenêtres est incroyable—la ville, les toits rouges, la mer, et les châteaux des célébrités qui habitent de l’autre côté du port, à St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Notre appartement est vieux avec les … Continue reading

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French Friends

Today was a day of reconnecting with French friends. First was lunch with Jean-Marie Jacquème and Joyce Heard, who drove from their home in Aix-en-Provence to spend the weekend in Nice. Joyce and I were staffers together at The Harvard … Continue reading

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A woman named Carmen holds Margot, her 14-year-old Yorkie, this morning on Macarani Avenue in Nice.  Tweet

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Le Blog and The Book

A French blogger reports an apparent first, at least in France: A book whose cover displays the author’s blog address. Will this become the norm, as prevalent a stop on the author’s slog toward building audience as the book tour? … Continue reading

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Four Ways of Looking at Nice

This afternoon in the old city. Tweet

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