Have you ever tasted a chouquette?

Dear French Story Listeners,

Last week I told you about Vladimir, and how we are building his spoken French one small step at a time with the progymnasmata.

We started with a simple fable and kept going from there.

Nothing rushed and nothing forced.

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Why do the French have a “fat morning”? 🥐 Plus Session 6 replay

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

If you missed last Friday’s Le Cercle de Bruno, or you’d like to relive the fun, Session 6 is ready for you.

🎥 Watch the Session 6 replay https://www.aliceayel.com/resources/book-club-le-cercle-de-bruno-session-6/

We had a wonderful time talking about the superpowers we’d love to have.

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The 3-minute French habit that works while you rest

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,

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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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