14.24 - The Postcard Exchange wrap-up +
This free edition of le Bulletin features the postcard exchange + IMPORTANTLY the paid version of le Bulletin this week has NO paywall...to tempt you into considering taking-up an annual subscription.
Bonjour readers,
Welcome new and long-time subscribers. This is the FREE version of le Bulletin newsletter. I hope that you enjoy it!
In this edition, you enjoy many deep & rich stories from ~20 MyFrenchLife Magazine Contributors and hear their tips, recommendations, etc.
The le bulletin for paying subscribers has an even greater resource of >80 amazing writers
—a weekly explosion of France… Would you like to join them (?) it would mean a lot to me and you’ll delight in the increased depth of immersion.
AND… let’s talk #frenchelections:
Answer honestly, were you surprised by President Macron's dissolving the government and calling a national election for the lower house? Well, I was! Today my question to you is how well do you understand the political system in France?
→Here in the PAID edition (14.24.a)←you’ll find some resources to help you (and me) with any knowledge gaps you may have.
Please consider upgrading to an annual subscription. Merci.
Judy - 22.6.24
Now… below you’ll find what’s been happening this week at MyFrenchLife Magazine and le Bulletin.
1. Instagram: @MaVieFrançaise
When did you last check out our Instagram? There you’ll find video chats, articles, poetry, introductions to new magazine contributors… and more… follow us and join in @maviefrancaise
See you there soon.
Personal Note:
**This week’s paid edition of le Bulletin -14.24.a- is unusually without a paywall to enable you to dive deep, enjoy, and
to consider upgrading to an annual subscription
if you have not already done so
-please consider-
2. MyFrenchLife #postcardexchange is closed - no more registrations.
If you haven’t sent your partner card yet for whatever reason, no problem just let me know so I can help you: info@myfrenchlife.org
a) Here are the most recent cards to arrive in my mailbox
And they are a perfect example of what this project was all about. Here we have Francophile exchange partners and strangers writing to each other from Colorado USA to Bordeaux France and vice versa... (Andrea McMillan and Armance Beauchamp — at last, their cards have arrived). Each shared with the other what reminds them of France in the place they live. And the other living in France described what they love best about where they live.
Making new Francophile connections and developing existing relationships across the globe, is the community we’re interested in continuing to foster at MyFrenchLife.org.
Watch-out for new community projects:
There will be another interesting project like this coming up shortly. Let me know if you’d be interested to find out more—mailto: info@myfrenchlife.org There are still some cards on their way. The Post Offices around the world seem to be doing their job, albeit pretty slowly ;)
And here is the wrap-up article where you’ll get to see all the postcards :)
b) Announcement: The Postcard Exchange wrap-up — June 2024
3. French Book Club: Read one or ten books - you choose.
- Did you know you can participate for free?
- Did you know that you can read in English?
- Did you know that our events are held in English?
If you’re reading with us please let us know on this form←
The MyFrenchLife™️ French Book Club: Summer 2024
Read Jacqueline’s list and article, then it’s time to order your book/s. To get all the detail←(read here for the list of books and more)
Also, here is the form← to complete if you’ll be reading with us, then you’ll be sure to be notified about what’s happening, events, chat, and more.
4. My FrenchLife Magazine
↓ ↓ ↓ Discover 5 new articles below ↓ ↓ ↓
1. Arts & Culture:
→ Americans in Paris: The Lost Generation—Gertrude Stein & Ernest Hemingway.
by Michelle Mason
→ Poetry: Non-focal
by Monique Eurich (Naadkaut Art)
2. Gastronomie:
→ Manigodine: The Wonder of Fromage – unveiling one French cheese at a time
by Emily Monaco
3. Vie Française:
→ Sunday Lunch, in French
by Valerie Helmbreck Mascitti
→ Announcement: The Postcard Exchange wrap-up — June 2024
by Judy MacMahon
Un grand merci - Thank you to all MyFrenchLife™ Magazine Contributors!
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5. “Merci mille fois - Thank you for reading le Bulletin”—Judy MacMahon
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I adore your postcard exchange idea! I’ve started sometime similar and sent my most active subscribers postcards from my travels and with that started a ripple effect with others in my community doing the same.
It’s so beautiful. I was thinking of organising a much larger postcard exchange but haven’t had the capacity. LOVE that you’re doing it here, Judy! 💌