Christel De La Ossa

Christel De La Ossa commented on New York in French's blog post Complimentary Tickets: NewYorkinFrench members are invited to the Montpellier-Lyon Trophee des Champions soccer game on Saturday, July 28.

"Je veux aller au match."

Christel De La Ossa commented on Karen Le Billon's blog post Organic celery salad and sautéed root vegetables, anyone? How French school lunches teach kids to love healthy food

"I grew up in France and we always had a long lunch. So do adults at work, they take a full hour out of the office, eat out with their colleagues or even go home, then go back to work refreshed, and more productive. That makes for a longer day…"

Christel De La Ossa commented on Karen Le Billon's blog post Organic celery salad and sautéed root vegetables, anyone? How French school lunches teach kids to love healthy food

"Another interesting difference is that the lunch period lasts one hour and a half in most French schools, which indeed enables children to "spend joyful, convivial moments together". This is how the French perpetuate their philosophy about food and…"

Christel De La Ossa commented on nathalie monsaint-baudry's blog post Serions-nous victimes de notre langue ?

"Est-il possible de changer les mentalités défaitistes des français? Come on, it's not so bad...we can do this. Si se puede."

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Mother's day 2012

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New York in French

Gender

Female

Location

New York

Do you speak French?

Yes

Say a few words about yourself

I was born in Lille, France, and grew up in the Paris area before moving to the U.S. (Washington D.C.) with my family when I was 17 years old. I graduated from the French International High School in Bethesda, got a Master's in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, met a U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman from Arizona, moved around with him quite a bit, lived in interesting places (Panama, Central America among others). I always worked as a translator or a French and later Spanish teacher. We lived in Texas (Houston and San Antonio) for 10 years, and finally moved to NYC last summer, for job relocation. We absolutely love NYC. Our teen-age kids are adapting well and like their new schools and friends. I am looking forward to meeting other francophones and francophiles from multicultural backgrounds like us.