Le Cercle de Bruno meets tomorrow! 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

A quick reminder that we’re meeting again tomorrow to wrap up chapter 2 and dive into chapter 3 of Bruno et la magie de l’amour!

📅 Tomorrow’s Details

Friday, October 2nd
🕓 4pm UK / 5pm France / 11am EDT / 8am PDT

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The French word that means both “suspicion” and “a pinch of salt”

Dear French Story Listeners,

Let’s begin with one small French word, un soupçon.

It means a suspicion, that little feeling that something isn’t quite what it seems.

It also means a tiny bit, as in un soupçon de sel (a pinch of salt).

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You won’t believe why the French say ‘speak like a Spanish cow’ 🐄

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

What a lovely third gathering of Le Cercle de Bruno on Monday!

We dove into chapter 2, right at the moment Bruno and Mia see each other again after weeks apart.

And Barry, once again, slipped in some wonderfully colorful French idioms for us to unpack together.

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“Put It Away”: Freshened Wits for Your French Journey

Dear French Story Listeners,

Have you ever noticed that around the fifteen-minute mark of anything — a lesson, a podcast, a task you’re not thrilled about — your mind quietly starts to wander?

You’re not doing it wrong. Your brain is just doing what brains do.

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Session 2 replay is up! + join us tomorrow for chapter 2 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

What a joy it was to finish chapter 1 of Barry’s new book together!

It’s such a pleasure watching this story come alive through all of your voices.

By the end of the chapter, Bruno has chosen his path — magic over love — and is preparing to spend his summer in Brittany training with his aunt,

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Meeting in a few hours! + a lovely French expression 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

We’re meeting again in a few hours to continue reading and editing Barry’s brand-new book together!

📅 Today’s Details

Today, Friday, September 18th
🕓 4pm UK / 5pm France / 11am EDT / 8am PDT

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Telling It Back: A Gentle Way Into French

Dear French Story Listeners,

Think about the last time you told someone about a movie you loved.

You didn’t recite it word for word. You told it, in your own way, and in doing so, you understood it a little more deeply. You made it yours.

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