Last year, I shared a $20 off code for TakeLessons, a website that helps match students with teachers.... This promo code for readers of Paris Weekender is still active! Use promo code GETLESSONS and new students will save $20 on their purchase of lessons, whether...
Do you miss French cheese (of course) but you're not able to get back to France right now? The French Cheese Board of New York City has you covered. The French Cheese Board has a mission of educating the New York region on French cheeses--not a simple mission as...
Are you still looking for the right yoga studio in Paris? Photo provided by Christine Flowers Christine Flowers is a French/American singer/actor who is certified as a yoga instructor specializing in Iyengar, restorative and therapeutic styles of yoga. Christine...
Did you know that this coming Tuesday, March 20th is International Francophonie Day? It's a day to celebrate the French language and Francophone culture throughout the world. In honor of this day, Frantastique, an online language-learning platform, is offering readers...
TakeLessons is a website that helps match students with teachers. They cover a number of subjects; to date, they have sold over 2 million lessons. Many lessons are taught by webcam, though some teachers will meet in person. . . TakeLessons is the largest online...
Frantastique recently approached me about partnering with them to promote their online French lessons. I told them that I have not tried their lessons personally so I really can't endorse them. But I am more than happy to pass along their offer of a free 30-day trial...
When I decided to move to France in 2007, my French was rusty. I had studied the language in middle school, high school and colleague, but then went almost a decade without using it. Not only did "use it or lose it" prove itself true, but classroom French is never...
One of my favorite little wine shops in Saint-Germain, in Paris's 6th arrondissement, La Dernière Goutte ("The Last Drop"), is now offering wine tasting classes! Classes are held in their shop every Friday and Saturday evening, as well as Saturday afternoons: Fridays:...
Sabrina Haouzi was my French professor for five years and throughout those years became a very close friend. She has a way of making everyone feel at ease with the language. She teaches far more than just the French language. She taught me so much about French culture...
I recently met Janet Hulstrand at a soirée hosted by My French Life, and I knew instantly she was someone I wanted to get to know better. Through her writing, teaching and coaching, Janet has developed a unique perspective on France and Franco-American relations. What...
