Monthly Archives: December 2015

Fête de Noël honors the French spirit

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Susan

A bunch of devoted and talented francophiles gathered last night for Susan’s annual Fête de Noël. Current and former students, nous avons bavardé en français, grignoté des mets délicieux, et fini par chanter des chansons de Noël en français. En … Continue reading →

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Comment 2 on les élections régionales

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Susan

Michèle Lacoste also comments from Paris on Etienne’s text. Tomorrow is the election! “Le texte de Stephen Roop sur les élections régionales françaises m’a étonnée par le sérieux de l’information dont il fait preuve et par sa finesse d’interprétation. Il saisit bien … Continue reading →

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Comment on French regional elections

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Susan

MMD writes from Paris (while providing a good translation of ‘rabbit caught in the headlights’, commenting on a post by Stephen Roop): Comment: Bravo pour l’article de Stephen “Etienne” Roop sur les élections régionales de dimanche prochain, il se révèle un fin … Continue reading →

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Why French regional elections are important

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Susan

For all of us who’ve tried to understand French elections, Stephen “Etienne” Roop is taking them on for us to help. He has been a senior government official who has worked with many activist groups. We can see here the … Continue reading →

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