Dear French Story Listeners,
Before you read on, take a breath with me. Shoulders down. A cup of coffee or tea nearby, if you have one. ☕
This week I want to remind you that you don’t learn French by pushing.
You learn it by showing up gently,
To our circle of French Story Listeners,
If you haven’t yet, we invite you to settle in with a cup of tea and watch Session 4 of Le Cercle de Bruno, which took place last Friday.
It was a joyful, thoughtful hour, and we would love for you to be part of it,
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 DetailsFriday, October 2nd
🕓 4pm UK / 5pm France / 11am EDT / 8am PDT
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).
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.
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.
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,