Willamette World News
By fpoete on Apr 20, 2012 in France | Comments Off
I couldn’t choose which version to publish, so here is a succession of potential articles. You can read whichever one you feel most attracted to: there are thoughts about bubbles on campus, a wishlist for Santa, a couple of rebellious questions, a journal on my epic journey here, and finally a few numbers about international [...]
By fpoete on Mar 22, 2012 in France | Comments Off
I am far from being an expert in fashion, French or otherwise, but I’ll share a few do’s and don’t’s with you…
By fpoete on Feb 28, 2012 in France | Comments Off
Salut !
Today, I’ll share with you a few recipes that you can use to have some French dessert at home.
Some of the desserts I’ll be speaking about will be available during the French night of the International Food Week organized by the Language Learning Center (LLC) and Goudy, from March 4th to March 9th. The others [...]
By fpoete on Feb 2, 2012 in France, Uncategorized | Comments Off
I’ve decided to have a picture-based story of my winter in America – sometimes, it captures the magic of a moment more clearly than words. So here are random images of Salem and Washington DC last month (December 11th-20th), followed by a few words about my stay in Boston (December 20th-21st) and Philadelphia (December 22nd-January [...]
By fpoete on Dec 14, 2011 in France | Comments Off
TOP TEN INTERESTING THINGS / FUN FACTS ABOUT FRANCE !!!
By fpoete on Nov 22, 2011 in France | Comments Off
With this issue on social life in France, there are so many things I want to tell you about that I know I will forget some of them along the way. I want to speak about chameleons, cats, bubbles, about mirrors leading to other worlds, and about a thousand other things that are important to [...]
By fpoete on Nov 7, 2011 in France | Comments Off
Is France really going Green? Or is Green simply “the new black”? Is ecology the new “à la mode” thing or are we about to witness a dramatic change in the Hexagon?
With the presidential elections coming up in just seven months, the words “ecology” (“écologie”) and “sustainable development” (“développement durable”) are everywhere in [...]