tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post3561321709626235434..comments2024-01-19T11:05:43.355-05:00Comments on Polly-Vous Francais?: How the Alliance Francaise Changed My LifePolly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-20810433825456272132008-10-06T16:53:00.000-04:002008-10-06T16:53:00.000-04:00And if you don't believe that the Alliance can...And if you don't believe that the Alliance can create lifelong friends... that "young woman who greeted me cordially" the first day I stopped in at the Alliance 30 years ago has become & remained a dear friend to this day. I've visited her family's house in Normandy several times <BR/><BR/>http://pollyvousfrancais.blogspot.com/2007/06/visiting-normandy.html<BR/><BR/>and keep in close contact.<BR/><BR/>There something so special about groups of Francophiles who get together, and it's not just the wine consumption...Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-9762892741536328762008-10-02T04:57:00.000-04:002008-10-02T04:57:00.000-04:00HiI just wanted to pop in and let you know I am re...Hi<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to pop in and let you know I am reading your blog and added it to my blogroll thingummy. I'm a recent convert to all things French after making my first trip to Paris a few months back. As soon as I got home to Australia I enrolled in the Alliance Français beginners class and I am somewhat obsessed with the place. <BR/><BR/>Like you, I want to one day live in Paris and write. Yeah, it's a cliche, but a nice one.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809862683335434575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-47663953133768993532008-09-30T22:40:00.000-04:002008-09-30T22:40:00.000-04:00I worked for the Alliance Française for a while an...I worked for the Alliance Française for a while and I have a love/hate relationship with it (long story).<BR/><BR/>But it is a cool way to indulge in a bit of Francophilia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-15023983027784885922008-09-30T18:03:00.000-04:002008-09-30T18:03:00.000-04:00Hi Polly, I don't have experience with the Allianc...Hi Polly, <BR/><BR/>I don't have experience with the Alliance Français but your experience sounds like a good one and when I return from France to the US I will have to look into it!<BR/><BR/>I think having a community to help those of us with a little bit of francophile in us is so helpful. I came to France the first time around as a student through CIEE's Critical Studies Program in Paris (a fantastic program!). Now I'm back working here in France and can say that first "community" at the study abroad program provided me with the support necessary to launch into a new culture. So for those of you in the US the Allience sounds like a good way to get a taste of France and maybe even get yourself over here!! It's worth the long hop over the pond.Winniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902399170407428152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-63093396527253358662008-09-30T13:17:00.000-04:002008-09-30T13:17:00.000-04:00Isabelle,Merci. I guess my francophilia was forme...Isabelle,<BR/><BR/>Merci. I guess my francophilia was formed starting in childhood, by French teachers in high school, and was cemented the summer before college when I spent six weeks in France.<BR/><BR/>Click on the francoFiles label at the bottom of this post for lots more stories.Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-30651716119348494562008-09-30T10:46:00.000-04:002008-09-30T10:46:00.000-04:00Bonjour Polly, the question I never asked you is: ...Bonjour Polly, the question I never asked you is: where does your francophilia come from?<BR/><BR/>Very nice "piece" by the way. And Jean-Jacques Sempé... I'm jealous, I just love what he does :)Isabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941076675305356648noreply@blogger.com