Learning French · Virginie Van Der Wees Le Corbusier’s La Cité Radieuse Marseille’s Amazing Architecture November 1, 2022Hello, My name is Angela. I want to tell you about my excursion with Virginie during my immersion in Provence. I wanted to return to Marseille during my second one-month immersion with Virginie. We started the day with a city tour. Then we visited the Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde. Finally, we went to the Cité radieuse. …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Keith Van Sickle · Learning French Learning French in Provence it’s Not a Race November 14, 2018Never Argue With Your French Teacher My wife Val and I live in California but I spend several months every year in St-Rémy-de-Provence. When we first started doing this some years ago, Val spoke basic French and I spoke next to none. So we each took classes in the US to improve our French and …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Learning French How to Improve Your French Language Skills February 1, 2019Learning French Learning another language is not easy at any age, but as an adult, there is no question it is hard! The Business Insider takes a stab at explaining the issue “Here’s Why It’s So Hard To Learn A New Language As An Adult.” Where children are generally less concerned about how they sound …Continue Reading
Explore · Keith Van Sickle · Villages Towns and Cities Arles or Nîmes Where Best to Visit Roman Provence? February 18, 2022Roman Provence Way back around 50 B.C., Julius Caesar conquered Gaul (now France), and the area remained part of the Roman Empire for centuries. As a result, Roman ruins are all over France, but the best ones are in and around Provence. In fact, ‘Provence’ comes from the Latin ‘Provincia Romana,’ the name of the …Continue Reading