French the natural way: 📚 Traveling Through Stories, How Living Books Inspire My French Journey 🇫🇷✨

Coucou les French learners,

Before traveling to a new country, I love to immerse myself in its stories and culture through reading.

Since discovering Charlotte Mason’s pedagogy, I’ve been trying to read more living books.

They are books that bring a subject to life,

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🌟 Trust Yourself, You are part of something beautiful! 🇫🇷

Bonjour, cherished French learners!

This week, I’m reaching out to remind you how truly unique and special our aliceayel.com community is.

We are not just a group taking lessons, we are a caring family of curious minds who love compelling stories and understand that acquiring French,

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French the natural way: 🌍 Our Unforgettable Slow Travel Adventure to Morocco & How It will Inspire You 🇲🇦✨

Coucou les French learners,

This April, my family and I took our first journey to North Africa.

It was an unforgettable adventure that took us by car across Portugal (where we live), through the sunny South of Spain, and across the Strait of Gibraltar by boat to Ceuta.

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How Pausing to See Transforms Your French Journey 🎨✨

Bonjour wonderful French learners!

As I write to you this week, I’ve just finished an inspiring week of our Art & Conversation course with a wonderful group of people.

Each day, we took a moment to stop, pause, and reflect on a beautiful piece of art together.

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French the natural way: Should You Rewatch Story Listening Videos? Here’s the Answer! 🇫🇷✨

Coucou les French learners,

The Best Way to Use Our Story Listening Videos

@frenchmurloc asked a great question:

“Should I rewatch videos until the content feels mostly easy before moving on to the next one?”

👉 The short answer: Don’t worry about understanding every detail at first.

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Back from Adventure…and Ready for More French! 🇫🇷✨

Bonjour wonderful French learners!

I’m back! After three unforgettable weeks of adventure in Ireland and Scotland with my family, I’m so happy to return to our French family at aliceayel.com 💕.

This trip was full of stunning landscapes, happy moments, and also…Touch rugby!

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French the natural way: Ready to Grow Your Journey! 🇫🇷

Coucou les French learners,

🌟 Back from Adventure!

I’ve just returned from an incredible three-week adventure in Ireland and Scotland, playing Touch Rugby and proudly representing Portugal, my home and the place I love living.

This experience was a true learning curve that gave new meaning to the expression “the journey is the reward.”

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