Aero: Gabrielle Johnson – France 2014 – Family Life

Aero: Gabrielle Johnson – France 2014 – Family Life Living with a host family was one of the most unique and educating aspects of my trip. I had to opportunity to peek into the lives of a family structure that was completely opposite of my own. Coming from a family of 5 siblings and with friends coming […]

Aero: Gabrielle Johnson – France 2014 – Life at School

Aero: Gabrielle Johnson – France 2014 – Life at School The school I attended in Vitré was very similar to an American high school. However, it also included a BTS in the same building. A BTS is most similar to a community college that only has courses in a specific field of interest. It is a bit […]

Aero: Kelsey Hamilton – France 2014 – My Expectations

Aero: Kelsey Hamilton – France 2014 – My Expectations Growing up in the small town life, experiencing culture can be rare, but for me I got lucky. I grew up around Irish and Hispanic cultures, enjoying the language, food, and lifestyles not realizing how having those experiences would open my mind, and encourage me to […]

Aero: Gabrielle Johnson – France 2014 – My Expectations

Aero: Gabrielle Johnson – France 2014 – My Expectations Being raised in a very diverse family has allowed me to be an extremely culturally aware individual. I come from a multi-cultural African-American family. I have always considered my multi ethnic background to be an asset. My diverse heritage has definitely shaped the way in which I view the world. I […]

Aero: Kayli Schocken – France 2014 – My Expectations

Aero: Kayli Schocken – France 2014 – My Expectations If you would have told me a year ago that I would be able to go on a trip of a lifetime to France, I wouldn’t have believed you. I am so excited and feel so privileged to be able to travel to France for my […]

Aero: Claire Darling – France 2014 – My Expectations

Aero: Claire Darling – France 2014 – My Expectations Globalization is a topic that gains more relevance with each passing day. To me mean this means that becoming a more globally aware person will be an increasingly important characteristic to have in life. Ultimately it means that I would like to take every opportunity possible […]

French Video: Greetings – Le bisou français

French Video: Greetings – Le bisou français via worldtothewise via http://youtu.be/kQIX6_FRZhY Questions: TBA The LEAF Project www.leaflanguages.org Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0

Aero: An American In Paris – Paris je t’aime

Aero: An American In Paris – Paris je t’aime After bidding a fond farewell to Giverny, I have successfully relocated to Montmartre, Paris, where I’ll be renting an apartment for the next few days.  Despite my poor sense of direction and butchered French, I found the Paris metro relatively easy to navigate and there were […]

Aero: Giverny, France – First Impressions

Aero: Giverny, France – First Impressions via The LEAF Project Bonjour! First of all, I must apologize for taking so long to post—apparently Internet access can be somewhat tricky in rural France. I’ve had some amazing experiences in the past week, but before anything else I have to share my thoughts on the local scenery […]

Language Resources: French Language Learning Links

This is a living document of web sites that can be used as additional resources to learning languages face to face and online. We hope to curate this list and add and subtract sites as necessary. If there are any web sites that you love, and are not on this list, give us a shout […]