by Alliance Française | Apr 8, 2012 | Blog
John who was 98 last May, was a student in Martine’s French class for 16 years. We celebrated his birthday last year.Here is a tribute that Robin, a student in the same French group, wrote about John:JOHN DAVIS (1913-2012)John was a stalwart member of Martine’s...
by Alliance Française | Apr 1, 2012 | Blog
The tradition seems to go back centuries but nobody is quite sure where it comes from. When I was little, my sister and I always cut out big fishes and we used to try and stick one on each other’s backs without the other one noticing. My sister being much older...
by Alliance Française | Apr 1, 2012 | Blog
The tradition seems to go back centuries but nobody is quite sure where it comes from. When I was little, my sister and I always cut out big fishes and we used to try and stick one on each other’s backs without the other one noticing. My sister being much older...
by Alliance Française | Mar 25, 2012 | Blog
For once, the calendar date and the weather have coincided. If you look carefully on the calendar above, you will see:mardi 20 mars: printempsLe soleil brille: the sun is shiningLe ciel est d’un bleu d’azur: the sky is lovely and blueLes arbres ont des...
by Alliance Française | Mar 18, 2012 | Blog
What is la francophonie? Le Haut comité de la langue française in 1977 said:”C’est une sorte d’école de la fraternité humaine.” We should add it is for people speaking French all over the world, either as a mother tongue or as an administrative...
