Affordable French Immersion At Its Best
I had always wanted to participate in a French immersion program. I had always wanted to but didn’t really think it would ever happen. The plane ticket alone to Europe was enough to quell my dreams, not to mention housing, tuition, and miscellaneous living expenses once I arrived there.
And then came Ste. Anne.
Growing up in south Louisiana, where most people have Acadian heritage, I had heard about the summer immersion program at Université Sainte Anne in Nova Scotia; however, I really didn’t know much about the program until the director, Jean-Douglas Comeau, came to my French class one day to make his pitch.
He was a short, sturdy man well into his years, who definitely looked and sounded French. He knew just what… ... Read the rest of Universite Sainte Anne French Immersion Program Review
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Sometimes, it seems like Brad Pitt can do it all. But in a recent Parade interview, he revealed that even he struggles with French:
“I wish there had been an emphasis on learning a foreign language where I grew up. It frustrates the hell out of me. I’ve studied French. I don’t speak it. I’m working on it. It’s real slow going. Oh, how I suffer. Those synapses never formed.”
So next time you’re tempted to give up on your French, remember you’re not the only one struggling. Learn French is tough even for Hollywood’s biggest stars. And ladies, just think, if you ever meet Brad in person you can bond over your French language frustrations!… ... Read the rest of Even Brad Pitt Struggles With French
