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Crêpes (sort of French thin pancake) are a very common food in France and are not only easy to make but can be served any way you want. This allows the whole family to eat exactly the crêpes that they want…

La Chandeleur (on Feb 2nd), is a French tradition where most French households will eat crepes at dinner time. This tradition finds its origins in an old Roman ritual of harvest & fertility. The crêpe is round and golden, reminding us of the sun to come, whose warmth will make the harvest possible…

Les Chèvres

Pendant notre randonnée entre l’Augstbordpass et St. Niklaus nous avons rencontré des chèvres qui étaient très bizarres.  Elles avaient des cornes robustes et des barbiches noires et de longs pelages.

Lots of students seem to believe that watching French movies is a great way to improve their French. It can be so, but only if you have the appropriate level of French, and you are ready to "work" with the movie, not just casually watch it with the English subtitles on.

Leyla loooooves our French jokes and puns series, so much indeed that she wanted to record her own: here you go (elle est trop mignonne)... Enjoy!

Le Treizième Jour – Voyage de Gruben à St. Niklaus

Nous avons assez bien dormi pendant notre nuit à l’hôtel Schwarzhorn.  Quand nous nous sommes levés, il pleuvait.  Mon frère et moi avons pris notre temps pour prendre notre petit-déjeuner et nous avons espéré que le temps s’améliorerait.  Mais, en fait le temps s’est dégradé, donc nous avons mis une couverture imperméable par-dessus nos sacs à dos et nous avons mis nos vêtements de pluie.  Puis nous avons commencé à monter en direction d’Augstbordpass.

Many beginner and intermediate students are looking for French movies easy enough to understand. It's quite a challenge, so I asked my students and ex-students to help me put together me a list of French films they found easier to understand, and these were the most popular results.