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La Mère Aventurière: The Halfway Mark

January 26, 2012 Immersion Schooling

It seems like minutes ago that I dropped my 3-year-old off for her first day of French immersion school, but the year is already half over. During the holiday break I was able to take stock of what my daughter Éva was learning. In between baking batches of cookies and coloring reindeer I’d sneak in [...]

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Louisiana License Plates in French

January 16, 2012 French Louisiana

If you’re a supporter of French and Cajun culture and language in Louisiana you might want to consider getting a French Louisiana, or Louisiane license plate for your car. The special plates debuted in May of 2009, but many Louisianians have never seen one before since most of them are found around Cajun country… Read [...]

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It’s A Wonderful Life

December 17, 2011 Journal

This is a very random holiday post to end the blogging year. I’ll see you again in January – Happy Holidays! Downshift Like You Mean It I’m shutting down all my work for half of December. Last year I tried to work and it was too stressful. Preschool is closed for two weeks and trying [...]

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La Mère Aventurière: French Week’s Education Fair

November 30, 2011 Immersion Schooling

In today’s La Mère Aventurière article at Nola Française I cover French Week’s Education Fair. A bilingual Louisiana native keeps the panel laughing with his stories of traveling in France. As an immersion school parent I was interested in seeing what French Week had to offer at its Education Fair. Organized by the French Consulate, [...]

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Cajun White Beans And Rice

November 17, 2011 Recipes

Everybody around here has a Red Beans and Rice recipe, but I still get some blank stares when I ask how people make “White Beans”. That’s what we called it when I was a kid. It didn’t have a fancy cookbook name. I’m not sure if any restaurants serve it because I rarely go out [...]

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