Hey it’s Hannah here Moving to France has been a journey that I will never forget . Before moving to France we had to sort out a lot of things . We had to sort out stuff like school , a place to live , where to move to etc.. We had to say goodbye to loads of people and sort out the stuff to bring with us . We were told about moving to France a few months before . I remember like it was yesterday saying goodbye to friends and family in England . The worst part of being told we were movingRead More →

Hey it’s Hannah moving to France has created problems I wasn’t prepared for . It caused a feeling of belonging nowhere . Let me explain : when I moved to France I didn’t and don’t feel like it fit in , I am not french and will never be like everyone in France . Things that make me feel like I don’t belong are : I don’t speak like everyone else ( I don’t have a french accent ) , I don’t have the same culture or traditions as everyone in France . I have found my self  to celebrating them because I find themRead More →

Hey it’s Hannah here have started to learn latin ,this is my twenty ninth day .I am fully aware that it is considered a dead langage but I have decided to start to learn latin . I would like you to go on this journey with me… the first conjugation : abam abas abam abamus abatis abant the second conjugation ebam ebas ebam ebamus ebatis ebant the third conjugation ebam ebas ebam ebamus ebatis ebant the mixt third conjugation iebam iebas iebam iebamus iebatis iebant the fourth conjugation iebam iebas iebam iebamus iebatis iebant Hannah  Read More →

Hey it’s Hannah here Let’s be honest it’s the holidays , who wants to be thinking about going to school ? Nevertheless the first day of school is important and scary , it is important to talk about . Never mind going to a French school when have or not just moved to France . I have been to two schools in France .I went to collège and lycée . I was thinking what if they ask me a question ? What if they find out I am English ? What if I don’t understand what they said ? I have always been quiet onRead More →

Hey it’s Hannah here When I came to france I had to learn french quickly . It wasn’t how i thought it would be . I thought it would come natually going to french school every day . It wasn’t the case. How is it possible ? learning french come down to a few key point: – grammar – vocabulary – syntax you might be thinking , obvously , (it’s the base of every language ) but hear me out . grammar consists of nouns / verbs / adverbs etc . vocabulary allows you to write in french with more interesting words as well asRead More →

Hey it’s Hannah here Today we will discus Public holidays in france In france there are public holidays A public holiday is a special day because during it, no one works except a few important services, such as firefighters, hospitals, police…. . Sunday is also public holiday a day. a few examples are :, 1st January -New Year’s Day / Jour de l’an 1 May- Labor Day / Fête du Travail; 8 May- WWII Victory Day /Fête de la Victoire 1945; Fête du huitième mai 14 July- Bastille Day / Fête nationale 15 August- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary /Assomption 1 November – AllRead More →

Hey it’s Hannah here Today I would like to discuss the french health care system There are 2 types of social protections the bismarckian system the beverigien system The Bismarckian system is based on the logic of insurance: all employees contribute . It is bulit up with insurance funds to distribute social benefits. This is the case for france The Beverigian system: is based on assistance, citizens obtain rights to social benefits financed not by employees and businesses but by everyone through taxes. This is the case for England fun fact beverigian is a was created by William Beveridge , an economist . In franceRead More →

Hey it’s Hannah here confinement lasted a few months , when we first went in to confinement nothing was really prepared . Regarding school we didn’t start for two weeks .But when we started it was full on. Everyone was getting used to using computers to do lessons . it was kind of fun at the start but as time progressed it a bit annoying not being able to see the teachers (we had to listen to them ) . Over confinement I couldn’t say that it was boring because we had a lot of work to do but at the same time working gotRead More →

Hey it’s Hannah here have started to learn latin ,this is my twenty ninth day .I am fully aware that it is considered a dead langage but I have decided to start to learn latin . I would like you to go on this journey with me… Aeque memorandum et de panthera tradit Demetrius physicus : iacentem in media via hominis desiderio repente apparuisse patri cuiusdam Philini, adsectatoris sapientiae ; illum pavore coepisse regredi, , feram vero circumvolutari non dubie blandientem seseque conflictantem maerore qui etiam in panthera intellegi posset. feta erat, catulis procul in foveam delapsis. feta erat, catulis procul in foveam delapsis. fetaRead More →

Hey it’s Hannah here Moving to france didn’t come without it’s surprises . There are so many different things that change . The paiement method is different in france , most of the time the French pay for things with checks. Meal times are so much more later than in england . the french eat around 8:00 – 9:00 at night . I was talking to someone at school about what i do after school , she was surprised that we eat around 6:00 . It’s safe to Dinner is late. I have already addressed this one : People will do” la bise” to sayRead More →