Learning French to Enjoy Life in Provence
Julie Whitmarsh
Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer:
Having spent a good few months out of the last year in France both Andy and I have seen our French really improve, although we both started at very different levels.
I’d learned French at school, although had given up after taking my ‘O’ Level for the simple reason that I for the simple reason that I detested the teacher and at the small school I was attending there was no other choice than the dreaded Miss Jones.
for why Julie feels that an expat’s experience in a foreign country is much improved if you can converse (even a little) in the local language. Even though she and her hubby started at with different levels of mastery with their respective French language they have both improved during their stay in Provence.
Reading more about options and techniques for learning French in Provence here.
Via:: Vaucluse Dreamer
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Julie Whitmarsh
Julie and her husband Andy started visiting the Vaucluse area 25 years ago & over the years have increased the amount of time they spend there with their growing family. She has a deep affection for the area, finding it is a great place to visit, where the whole family can relax and enjoy time together.
She longs for the day when she can ‘up-sticks’ from her home on Dartmoor & relocate to the Luberon and spend her days cycling, walking, visiting markets & brocante fairs and of course enjoying the local food and drink.
Her blog VaucluseDreamer gives her a space to highlight some of her favourite things about the area from places to visit to particular activities that she and her family all enjoy.
She hopes one day it will be a place where she can share the process of renovating a house in France, but at the moment that will have to wait.
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