Wanting to get a more intimate view of France by creating a home base for a week at a time and venturing out on day trips then moving to the next region for a week. Intrigued by the Roads Scholar Live-and-learn program but want to see more than one place in 45 days those programs offer. My Way is too fragmented. Want to improve my French, maybe lessons along the way—Duolingo isn’t enough. Want airbnb type set up so we can make most of our own meals—are gites more like a B&B or do they offer temporary apartments? What regions are recommended? Thinking Normandy, Dordogne, Provence, north of Lyon—been to Paris, Loire and Nice. How hard to find a French language coach if hoping around? Would love to have a home base guide—someone we could check in with if we are needing someone to run interference! Am I asking too much? Thanks!
Posted by
Northwest Arkansas
755 posts
What a great question. IMO, you can expect too much but you can never ask for too much.
I have considered doing someting similar in Germany. What I have found in Germany is the Goethe Institute offers their programs in about a dozen cities. Have not investigated the details, but my idea is to do two weeks of a six week program in each of three different cities. I don't know if they do this. Is there someting similar to Goethe in France that offers courses in multiple locations?
As to where, please get to Normandy. I have not yet been to Provence, it is my next place to go in France.
Posted by
Chicago
1262 posts
Alliance Française - in the US and France. But, the courses I am familiar with are longer than a week. Perhaps if you contacted a local group they could connect your with a private tutor for a week - or not. It does seem to me that many tutor/teachers would want a longer term commitment, but that's my thinking which could well be wrong!
One example - https://www.alliance-francaise-montpellier.com/alliance-francaise-s-spotlight
Posted by
Uppsala, Sweden
7252 posts
Does it have to be in France? If you just want to improve your French you can also consider Switzerland or Belgium.
Posted by
OP
2 posts
Thanks, all!