-=Paris Version à la Française=-

When I decided to go the France for 2 weeks, I decided I would try to find a way to have a completely french experience--french culture and language. Luckily, I I found Pascale and her Version Francais on the internet. During the two months before my trip, Pascale gave me a french language test and, from our emails, she discovered my abilities, or lack of, and my interests. She designed the course especially to fit my desires and my needs. Seeing that I was reading Proust at the time,she took me to the Ritz for a Proustian afternoon of tea and memories. She is extraordinarily sensitive. She spent a great deal of time preparing each class and made the week perfect. My second week was spent in Normandy with friends, and on the way we stopped for a horse show at Chantilly. One of my friends said she couldnt understand a word that the speaker was saying. I said, proudly, that I understood some seventy-five percent because I had just spent a week listening to Pascale!

Robbi, Connecticut

Yesterday, I had my first conversation in French and to my delight I understood every word ! Equally important, the French people I was speaking with also understood me. Arriving in Paris with five years of school French under my belt(learned many years ago) I decided that time spent in classes would deprive me of time spent exploring, so I’d just dive in and hope for the best. But I quickly discovered that school French and the real thing are two different languages. After months of frustration I’d really mastered “je suis désolée, je ne comprends pas” and little else. Then I met and began lessons with Pascale and thanks to her excellent teaching skills, her endless patience and good humour, my vocabulary and comprehension have improved dramatically after just a few weeks. Now I can join a French conversation with confidence, knowing that our continuing lessons will put an end to the polite but blank stares. I’ve so often received from locals struggling to understand me. Thank you Pascale. Now I’m really living in Paris !

Sheila, Paris

Pascale,

Thank you so much for an extraordinary day. To stroll Paris speaking french with you was by far one of the most wonderful things I have ever done in my many trips to Paris. To see Paris through your eyes, to speak with you in french, and to ask you questions about the language and culture was unforgettable. It really was like having a friend in Paris; A wonderful, chic, smart and connnected friend. Thanks again, and I so look forward to spending more time with you in the future, exploring, experiencing and talking about Paris. But mostly I look forward to talking about Paris with you in french. Thank you for sharing your great city and language with me it was truly unforgettable.

Best wishes.

David, California

One of the really neat things about the internet is that, if you’re smart, you can use it to meet people that in former times never would have been possible. A case in point is “Paris-version- francaise” http://www.parisvf.com.
I’m so glad I was introduced to this wonderful website and the people who created it. Paris is a complicated and complex place and much of its charm lies beyond the Eiffel Tower and the other “tourist” monuments. At its center are the wonderful French people themselves, some of whom are willing to share their Paris experience with others. The Parisian experience is so very much more personal and worthwhile when you have Parisians willing to share their unique city and their own Parisian experience with those from far away. I am really glad I didn’t miss it. My interest in and knowledge of Paris and French culture have grown enormously, and now I’ve decided to continue my study of the French language. It’s so nice to be accepted at the level one is, and then with encouragement, to find oneself expanding like an emerging butterfly.

Dorothy, Minnesota

Liebe Pascale,

nun spreche ich schon sehr lange + viel Französisch, aber einige grammatikalische „Klopser“ (insb. die accords vom complément d’object) begleiteten mich seit Jahren. Um diese Altlasten loszuwerden, buchte ich 10 Einzelstunden bei Dir.
Du hast wirklich die Gabe, Dich in Lernschwierigkeiten bzw. Grammatikblockaden Deiner Schüler zu versetzen! Vielleicht liegt es daran, dass Du selber mehrere Sprachen sprichst – u.a. Deutsch – und daher immer sehr aufmerksam den jeweiligen „Knackpunkt“ bei meinem grammatikalischen Verständnis auffinden konntest.
Daraufhin hast Du mir immer individuelle Aufgaben und Unterlagen zusammengestellt, was sehr lehrreich war. Zugegebenermaßen erschienen mir meine Grammatik-Probleme plötzlich ganz klein und durchaus zu bewältigen.
Jetzt habe ich endlich die Sicherheit, die mir zur Ausübung meiner beruflichen Tätigkeit in Frankreich bisher fehlte.
Es hat auch sehr viel Spaß gemacht, mit Dir über aktuelle oder literarische Themen zu sprechen, die Du mit Deiner lebendigen Art aufbringst.
Ich wünsche Dir, dass Du noch viele Leute mit der französischen Grammatik versöhnst!
Und auch viel Erfolg mit Deiner Webseite!
Liebe Grüsse, Valentine

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