Here are the best podcasts I used in my journey to learning French, whittling it down to the ones I found the most helpful and engaging in each CEFRL level.
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Here’s our current list of the bakeries and patisseries we tried and refined the selection to a few of our absolute favorites.
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Who with a fresh set of annual goals doesn’t go into January all fired up?
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When January 2022 arrived, I struggled to create a super-shortlist of the best-of-the-best from all the books I read. Here’s what I determined.
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Would I like Aix-en-Provence (our base of stay in Provence) as much in the winter as I did in the summer?
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A list of the books I read in Q4 2021, with my favorites in bold. What do you recommend I read in 2022?
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Overall, though I didn’t accomplish everything I’d set out to do in 2021, I achieved most of it—though I missed completing two of my top objectives.
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I’ve discovered that when you live as a foreigner or immigrant, certain things happen regularly that you’d wish would happen differently—for several reasons.
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No one likes nasty surprises! So that others can go into the DELF B2 far less blindly than I did, I wrote up my experiences taking the DELF B2 exam. Hope it helps!
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How to address current problems and challenges with active mobility, or mobilité douce, with structured, short- and long-term visions.
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The region around the city of Toulouse has treasures of interesting tiny towns and villages to explore, packed with sights, history, and beauty, too.
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If I lean in hard in December, I might manage to make it to my 2021 writing targets—or close to them.
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Vibe aside—even though I consider it one of the city’s major assets—Toulouse has a lot to offer to its tourists and its residents. Here’s what to expect and how to plan your trip.
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Check out my list of the best products and services I discovered in 2021, along with a few ideas for gifts that I found before 2021 but still absolutely adore.
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Toulouse’s establishment as an aviation and aerospace capital caught wind (pun intended) at the end of the first World War, and it has only grown since then.
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When it comes to October progress against important goals, I note solid movement on several professional fronts.
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Planning a visit to Bordeaux the city or Bordeaux the region in France? Here’s what to expect in the city and recommendations for planning your visit.
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Bordeaux has several museums and attractions for people who either need a break from vineyard-hopping or who plan to skip the wineries entirely and focus on the urban area.
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