In my never-ending quest to bring you high-quality sites that can help you learn French, I wanted to profile a fantastic online French community, Francophilia. Pamela, who runs Francophilia, was kind enough to answer some questions I had - read on to see how you can use her site to further your French!
• Why did you start Francophilia?
In the late 90s, when I couldn’t find a Bastille Day celebration in San Diego, I decided Francophiles like me needed a website where they could go for information about anything related to French culture in North America: events, businesses, organizations, classes, etc. But it wasn’t until late 2007, when open source social network platforms were widely available and I moved to Paris, that I launched Francophilia. My vision is to… ... Read the rest of Learn French Website Profile: Francophilia
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