by Virginie | Jan 20, 2014 | CULTURE, EVENT, LANGUAGE, LIFE, Uncategorized
Qui veut réinventer l’amour? Who wants to reinvent love? A young French man. A genius. A revolutionary poet, who from age 16 to 19, for ever changed the face of poetry. Arthur Rimbaud was born in 1854 in a little village of north-eastern France. ...
by Virginie | Dec 30, 2013 | CULTURE, EVENT, Uncategorized
Bon Réveillon de la Saint Sylvestre à tous! If you ever look at a French calendar, you will notice that each day corresponds to a Saint. Religious people who are canonized become Saints and are attributed a day on the calendar. Sylvestre I was a Roman...
by Virginie | Dec 28, 2013 | CULTURE, EVENT, FOOD, LIFE, Uncategorized
In France: -We don’t go for the super festive Christmas lights outside our houses -We don’t have Christmas carolers -We don’t eat gravy or cranberry sauce But I’ll tell you what we do have! We get to open our presents a day before you do!...
by Virginie | Dec 2, 2013 | CULTURE, EVENT, FOOD, LIFE, Uncategorized
The 13 desserts are the traditional way to celebrate Christmas in Provence! They represent Jesus and the 12 apostles and remain out for several days, for people to eat them bit by bit, as they pass by the table. One table. Thirteen desserts… Pas mal! ...
by Virginie | Nov 20, 2013 | CULTURE, LANGUAGE, LIFE, Uncategorized
Here is what I found in the Lonely Planet Discover France guide: “Arrogant, bureaucratic, chauvinistic, and stylish… France is a country whose people has attracted more myths and stereotypes than any other in Europe.” Or, we could be a little more positive and...
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