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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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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What a first session! + Chapter 2 next Friday, and something special 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

What a beautiful first session of Le Cercle de Bruno! 💕

There was so much laughter, so many wonderful tangents, and the kind of real, unpolished French conversation that reminds us why we started this in the first place.

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Pourquoi apprendre une langue ?

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French the natural way: Join us LIVE on Saturday to celebrate!

Coucou les French learners,

Just a quick reminder to join us live this Saturday!

LET’S CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS 2022! Saturday December 17
5pm UK / 6pm France / 12pm EST / 9am PST

Christmas is such a special moment in the year,

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Rester motivé à acquérir le Français naturellement : C’est possible !

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