Is Home Where the Heart Is? Expats Reflect Through Photography
As Americans living abroad, defining “home” is complicated. In everyday conversation, we use “home” to refer to our apartment here in Reims, but “home” has also been in Troyes during our time with the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF),…
The Important Dos and Don’ts of Getting a Master’s Degree in France
As American students in our final year of studies in France, Jalen and I know exactly what it takes to survive in French graduate school as international students. We’re sharing our top tips to make your experience as a student…
Actually, Classroom French is Exactly What You Need
How many times have you heard someone say that learning French in a classroom setting is useless, antiquated, and won’t really make you fluent in French? The foreigners-living-in-France community is rife with this popular narrative, and we seem to be…
Moving Abroad With Your High School Sweetheart
When Maria and I got together as teenagers, I had no idea that just a few short years later, we’d be moving to France. Almost a decade on, we’ve worked, studied, traveled, and lived in France – nearly 4,000 miles…
Is the DALF C2 Really that Difficult?
The DALF C2, or Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française Niveau C2, is the highest achievable credential for French as a foreign language. C2 is the top level of language ability in the CEFR, or Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, after A1,…
Studying in France as Americans: Fun Local Events and Laser Focus
Another month in our life as students in Reims, France has almost come to a close. Our time studying Public Law and Logistics at the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne sometimes feels like it’s flying by, and sometimes feels like it’s…
