by MG | Dec 12, 2024 | All Articles, Ooh La La! French Culture
I’ve visited France countless times, and it’s safe to say I love the country! While studying French in Paris, I immersed myself deeply in the local culture. Despite my efforts, I occasionally encountered cultural misunderstandings. I stayed at the same hotel for over...
by MG | Jul 20, 2019 | All Articles, Ooh La La! French Culture
I love France. Especially after living there off and on for several months at a time. I think I picked up some of the “French Attitude.” After being there for several months, it was beginning to feel like home. Once, while taking in the sights from a...
by MG | May 25, 2019 | All Articles, Ooh La La! French Culture
I studied French with a private instructor in Paris. She was a pleasant elderly lady who had lived in Argentina and spoke Spanish, which helped me in difficult situations, as I also spoke Spanish. She loved art, and there were only two seats in her house that didn’t...
by MG | Mar 12, 2019 | All Articles, Amedeo Modigliani, Ooh La La! French Culture
Without going into too much detail, while living in Paris I sometimes felt like I was living the Modigliani life…I painted this painting in 2002 after seeing the original at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium.
