French is Beautiful Launches In-Person Group Classes

May 24, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Carrie Anne James, founder of French is Beautiful, announces in-person group classes for Anglophone expats in Paris, France

What You Need to Know about Learning French as a Second Language

May 21, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

Learning French as a second language is a never-ending journey. Then… I started learning French in elementary school, continued through middle school and high school, then stopped. Why? Because the French language frustrated me. My interest in France was tainted by the fact that I couldn’t distinguish imparfait from conditionnel, plus-que-parfait from conditionnel passé, the proper […]

#WhoMadeMyClothes—What is Sustainable and Ethical Fashion and Why It Matters

April 23, 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

Participate in Fashion Revolution, the fashion industry’s movement to improve ethical and sustainable practices #whomademyclothes

An Expat’s Guide to Making the Right First Impression

April 3, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

Making new friends in a foreign country can be hard, but are *you* making the best efforts to connect in the first place?

I Lost My White Privilege While Living Abroad—But I’m Not White

March 30, 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

My personal experience coming to terms with diversity as a Filipino-American in New England vs. Paris, France

Have Fun Improving Your French with These Instagram Accounts

March 29, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Get started improving your French with these French language influencers on Instagram

This Town by Kygo feat. Sasha Sloan

March 26, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

One of Kygo’s singles from his EP Stargazing

#GirlBoss Quotes for International Women’s Day

March 8, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

A love letter to the strong women (and men) in my life, featuring some inspirational quotes

Author Talk with Alicia Drake, I Love You Too Much

March 7, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Alicia Drake, author of The Beautiful Fall, discusses her first novel I Love You Too Much during an evening talk with Shakespeare and Company in Paris, France

Know Now by Delamare feat. Loé

February 7, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I love following La Belle Musique on SoundCloud because I discover tracks like this one by producer Delamare and singer-songwriter Loé. Delamare & Loe dropped Know Now at the end of 2017, but it’s well worth putting on replay through 2018. I first heard Loé last summer with his single Circles.