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ABCs of life in France – I to P

Posted by Lisa from FUSAC on 15 janvier 2019 | 0 Comment

The ABCs of life in France In my 33rd year in Paris, here is an ABCs of life in France (the French call that an abécédaire, from the Latin abecedarium, which gave us the English rarely-used-outside-of-academia “abecedary,” which is sometimes employed to denote not only the document containing the alphabetic list but also the teacher or learner of the ... Read more »

French Entrepreneur Families

Posted by Lisa from FUSAC on 10 janvier 2019 | 0 Comment

Some of the most famous brands in France were initially and often still are family businesses. A few even headed by women! Meet five historic French entrepreneurs. The Haviland family: Haviland Porcelain This family is a real franco-american immigration tale ! A Norman family since the time of the English invasion, they left France for the US in 1648 to join ... Read more »

JR Momentum, la mécanique de l’épreuve

Posted by Lisa from FUSAC on 5 janvier 2019 | 0 Comment

The French photographer/artist JR has been well-known for a very short time. It all began in the year 2000 at the Charles-de-Gaulle-Etoile subway station in Paris. JR, then 17 years old, discovered a camera that had been left behind. JR decided to use the camera to document street artists in action. For three years, he followed the graffeurs, presenting his ... Read more »

Songs about Paris and France

Posted by Lisa from FUSAC on 31 décembre 2018 | 0 Comment

Sooooo many songs have been written about Paris. By some counts there are more than 2800! And sooooo many songs about France. But we never tire of them and listen to them again and again. Here’s a few of our favorites, feel free to send us yours and we’ll add them to the collection. Yves Montand sums up the number of songs about Paris with his own: Tant ... Read more »

A new LOOFE?! It’s free, fun and interesting

Posted by Lisa from FUSAC on 26 décembre 2018 | 0 Comment

LOOFE is an annual manual to life in France. Inside you’ll find short articles about different facettes of France and French society. You’ll find history, books, culture, people, language, photographs and nature explained helpfully with a touch of humor.Think of it as a manual for life in L’Hexagone! (L’Hexagone, incidentally, is one of France’s ... Read more »