The Truth About Not Turning Our Hobby Into a Job
In 2019, just before we moved to France for the first time, Maria and I started making content together as The Francofile. Nearly four years later, the three motivations we listed in our very first YouTube video for sharing our…
We Stopped Studying French: What Happens After Excellent Language Mastery
Maria began learning French in an American high school classroom at 14 years old, and my French-language journey began just after my 18th birthday. It’s been nearly a decade since Maria introduced me to le français, and four years since…
Commonly Misused Foreigner-in-France Terms You Need to Keep Straight
As Americans in France who share the ins and outs of our life abroad online, Jalen and I know that our audience looks to us for reliable information. However, our followers are also tuning in to other content creators who…
Picnic: Affordable Grocery Delivery in France You’ve Got to Try
Since launching in Amsterdam in 2015, Picnic (a so-called online supermarket) has been wildly successful. Picnic makes getting your groceries simple – just fill up your cart on the Picnic app, choose a time slot convenient for you, and get…
Sarah Donnelly’s “The Only American in Paris” Review: Unparalleled Comedy
Last Saturday, after spending the afternoon in Paris, Jalen and I headed to the Théâtre BO Saint Martin to do something we’ve never done before in France: see a comedy show! From the second we started following stand-up comedian Sarah…
Learning Languages with a GPT-3 Chatbot: Exciting Artificial Intelligence
Recently, I was scrolling through my Twitter feed and happened upon a tweet from Memrise, a language learning app, that made a bold claim. Apparently, practicing a language with a GPT-3 chatbot is better than doing so with a human!…
