Paris is known to be pricey, but behind all those high price tags you can find just as many affordable or cheap things. The same idea applies to finding french classes in Paris. There are some more expensive, “higher end” schools that maybe provide additional resources, smaller classes, and one-on-one tutoring, but you can find … Continue reading French Classes of Paris – Cheap or Free Edition
This one can be a little tricked to figure out than a coffee shop. I would say there is less consistency compared to a coffee shop. So maybe one night of the week is really good, but another one can be absolute merde. Or maybe next week a wild stag party will come in and … Continue reading Bars of Paris – Google Maps Edition
When you think of a Parisian Cafe what comes to mind? Les terraces? Aka the nice outdoor seating areas that allow prime real estate for people watching. The coffee and croissant combo while reading the daily newspaper? Yeah pretty cliche things, but when I think of this typical style Parisian cafe, I think of a … Continue reading Coffee Shops to See in Paris – Google Maps Edition
It’s been about 6 months of living in France and studying french. Some days are good days, some days are bad. Some days I feel like I haven’t made any progress and I’m going to be stuck. But I have to remember my comparison with other languages. In Spanish I could barely read or speak … Continue reading French Progress Report: 6 months
When starting my french flashcard journey I was a little stubborn and unwilling to use a new program to create flashcards. I thought: "I should just stick to Quizlet, I already know how to use it and I like it, there's no question." Although after hearing a friend talk about how great it is, I … Continue reading French Flashcards: Using Anki
Whew so it's been a while since I've posted and quite a bit has happened since then. I won't get too caught up talking about how I haven't been posting, but I promise you I have a good reason. Let's start with Christmas: Christmas 2018 For Christmas I went home for almost a week. It … Continue reading Life in France Update – March 2019
I have tried countless "learn a language" apps. Like most people, I started with Duolingo, but I soon found it to be absolutely useless. I tried several other apps, but all of them ending in me losing interest and not really learning much in the end. But alas, finally I have found something that works … Continue reading The Best App For Learning a Language!
