La fille remarquable de mon ami, Romain Didier, auteur-compositeur-interprète non moins remarquable, débarque le 3 janvier pour un semestre au New York Institute of Art. Elle n'a pas encore réussi à se loger. Y aurait-il parmi les membres de NY in French quelqu'un qui

1) aurait une chambre ou une situation en co-location à lui proposer?

2) aurait des pistes à lui indiquer pour en trouver?

3) accepterait de l'héberger les tout premiers jours pour lui premettre de…

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La fille remarquable de mon ami, Romain Didier, auteur-compositeur-interprète non moins remarquable, débarque le 3 janvier pour un semestre au New York Institute of Art. Elle n'a pas encore réussi à se loger. Y aurait-il parmi les membres de NY in French quelqu'un qui

1) aurait une chambre ou une situation en co-location à lui proposer?

2) aurait des pistes à lui indiquer pour en trouver?

3) accepterait de l'héberger les tout premiers jours pour lui premettre de…

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The French-American School of Music is a small, private non-profit music school located in midtown Manhattan. Our mission is to foster a deep appreciation for classical music among both children and adults, as well as to allow them to develop musically to cultivate a…

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Montclair State University, located in Montclair, NJ, 13 miles west of New York City, is pleased to offer “Women Writers of North Africa,” an intensive four-week three-credit summer graduate course taught in French.  The description follows below.  Please note that space is limited; if interested please register early.

For more information, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Emery (…

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i've got a few dreams and i'm living them here; i know i can do anything as long as i'm here; she's got her hand out for me; and a heart full of gold; i know i'll live my life here 'til the day i grow old; i got some dreams about to be born; they need some care and nurture so they can grow; there's no better place than where i call home; may God bless America her freedom and soul; i've got some plans no matter how small; within her presence there's hope for…

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“The world is my oyster“ is one of the most widely used proverbs. It comes from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor (1600) in Act II, Scene II and goes: Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny. Pistol: Why, then, the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open. It’s quite poetic and there’s a reason why it appeals to so many…

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Amuse-Bouche No. 8: Pardon My French



by Julia Frey





As Anne and Sylvie arrive for dinner, Auguste, recovering from a bad cold, greets them with exquisite politesse: “Pardonnez-moi si je ne vous baise pas, mais j’ai un rhume” (Forgive me if I don’t f**k you, but I have a cold). Quoi? This provokes a generalized fou rire (uncontrollable laughter). Although my Dutch husband speaks French fluently—well enough to teach his university… Continue