Immersion Schooling

Finding French themed activities in the New Orleans area is fairly easy. Between the French immersion schools (about ten now), local French organizations, and numerous French artists and French-owned businesses, it’s not hard to get in touch with your Francophile side here. There is always some event featuring French food, wine, art, film or other [...]

My French challenge has been going on for two weeks now and things are still going steady. I only manage about four days a week of home immersion instead of the seven I’d hoped for, but some schedule changes might improve that. My weekly conversation class is fun and I’m noticing results already, but I [...]

I’ve decided to do it. AGAIN! I’m going to race my 3 year-old to the French fluency finish line. I’ll be chronicling the whole humiliating comedy enlightening experience at Nola Française, but I’ll post the links here as usual. I was curled up on the sofa with Éva watching Tinkerbell in French, or “Clochette,” as [...]

Éva was sobbing in the back seat of the car. “I ddddon’t want to leeeeaaave!” she stuttered through tears as we drove home. You’ve got to be kidding me, I thought. We had just attended her French immersion school’s open house, and she had a great time. I’d told her earlier that we were  going [...]