Ten things about France »
By fpoete on Dec 14, 2011 in France | Comments Off
TOP TEN INTERESTING THINGS / FUN FACTS ABOUT FRANCE !!!
Category: France
10 random things about France »
By bdelvall on Dec 14, 2011 in France | Comments Off
The French republic has changed its constitutions 5 times. Each time the constitution changed, the republic changed too. France is therefore in its 5th republic. The current constitution was put into effect in 1958.
The 10 biggest cities in France, in terms of population, are Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Lille. Lists [...]
Cats are not the only ones with several lives… »
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 [...]
Ecological Politics or Political Ecology? »
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 [...]
Marianne who? »
By fpoete on Oct 14, 2011 in France | Comments Off
Looking for an icon
I have to say that I had trouble finding a “national icon” for France. Looking at French history, several names come to mind: Jeanne d’Arc (but she is used in a political way by the far-right nowadays), Napoleon (but he was also a bit of a dictator), De Gaulle (but he’s closer [...]
Bonjour ! »
By fpoete on Sep 26, 2011 in France | Comments Off
Hi everyone !
My name is Fabien, and I am from the city of Lyon, which is the third largest city in France after Paris and Marseille. Incidentally, Lyon is also between Paris and Marseille on the map of France.
‘Life is Good’ is my motto »
By bdelvall on Sep 26, 2011 in France | Comments Off
So, my name is Baptiste, and it is said Batist (Bah-tist), but you can say it the way you want. I was born in Bayonne in the South West of France, and I grew up in that same region, in the Bordeaux country-side. When I was 14, I moved to the city, and even though it was very hard for me at the time to leave the country-side and my home and all I knew, it is also part of the things that started my wandering around the planet. I am a traveler and an adventurer. I traveled within France with my parents a lot, and twice outside of the country (Greece and Tunisia). I mostly traveled by myself, though, starting with England at the age of 14.