As seen in my last few progress reports I’ve not been able to make the progress that I had wanted and had dedicated less time to learning French which is a shame. I have learned quite a bit and realized many things along the way. With life and other responsibilities getting in the way it … Read More “French Progress #10” »
I watch a few French films a year since I am learning the language and normally I keep my opinion to myself but looking around there aren’t many reviews for a few of them, especially when they are independent films and it can be hard to even find a synopsis, so decided to go ahead … Read More “French Film Reviews & Recommendations Vol. 1” »
It’s always interesting to see how different countries got certain products and how it was advertised to them and their thoughts were on specific things. The Nintendo Entertainment System wasn’t as popular in Europe as it was in a lot of the rest of the world but it still made an impact so let’s take … Read More “French Nintendo NES commercial ads were original” »
Jules Verne’s books have inspired tons of sci-fi authors and have been interpreted in many films and yet in 2008 and 2012 we got two reimaginines of two of his books. Journey to the Center of the Earth and The Mysterious Island. Both movies are called “Journey” to have some type of branding between the … Read More “The Journey Duology gives us 2 modern Jules Verne Stories” »
In my journey to learn French I’ve been able to have many wildly different experiences with teachers, I’ve dealt from great teachers to awful ones and everything in between, I’ve already written about my first few experiences and some later ones that I had as well. I feel I’ve had a few more experiences to … Read More “French Teacher Experiences 3: Teaching isn’t for everyone” »
Le tournée du cinema francais est une sélection des meilleurs films français de l’année montrés au Mexique et en Amérique centrale. Son objectif est de promouvoir le cinéma français et de créer un nouveau public pour la francophonie. Les films de France mais aussi du Québec ou d’autres nations francophoniques sont choisis parmi tous les … Read More “tournée du cinema francais: trois critiques de films français 2019” »
It’s been a long time once again since the last update and even just as long since the last French Friday post. I hope that to change but I don’t see it changing too much in the short term. However that doesn’t mean that my French path has stopped, it continues albeit at a lower … Read More “French Progress #9” »
