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Are The Olympics Coming To Paris? Posted by John Bauer on Jul 5, 2017
Les jeux olympiques (the Olympic Games) may soon be held in la ville lumière (the City of Light)! Paris is one of two remaining cities with bids for les Jeux olympiques de 2024, but the official announcement won’t happen until September. En septembre (in September) the official location for the 2024 Olympic Games will be…
Marianne Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jul 4, 2017
Le 14 juillet (July 14th), Bastille Day, is the French national holiday commemorating the start of the French revolution in 1789. The end of the French revolution led to a series of Republics (more below) one of the symbols of which is la Marianne. Named for the two most common woman’s names at the…
Happy Birthday, Canada! Have You Heard Her National Anthem? Posted by Josh Dougherty on Jul 3, 2017
On Saturday, July 1st, Canadians (and the world – many cities lit up their important buildings in red and white) celebrated 150 years of innovation, art, and history. This holiday exists to recognize the passing of the Constitutional Act of 1867 which united the colonies of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into one. Much…
Les Soldes D’Été – Summer Sales In France Posted by John Bauer on Jun 28, 2017
Summer is in full swing with hot temperatures and la fête de la musique already over, but there is another imoprtant summer event in France: les soldes. Les soldes d’été commencent aujourd’hui (summer sales start today) and if your like to faire du shopping (shop) then it’s the perfect time to enjoy le soleil (the…
Getting in the mood . . . Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 27, 2017
… For France! At the end of le mois d’août (the month of August), my family and I are heading to France to celebrate a wedding. It has been over three years since my last trip to France, and I can hardly wait. Three years is a long time to be away from a place…
In the eye of the beholder Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jun 20, 2017
Belle isn’t just the name of the main character in Disney’s latest film. Belle is also a French adjective that means beautiful, lovely, pleasant, or agreable (unlike joli/jolie – pretty, belle doesn’t only pertain to appearances). Ok, so that’s not entirely true. In another oddity of the French language, belle is technically not its own…
France’s New President: Emmanuel Macron Posted by Elizabeth Schmermund on Jun 14, 2017
About a month ago, France’s new president, Emmanuel Macron, was elected. In the weeks before the second round voting, it wasn’t a great surprise that Macron would win against Marine Le Pen; however he was a candidate that seemed to enter the presidential race (and end up winning it!) d’une manière inattendue (unexpectedly). Here are five facts…