Just before we left on holidays - I read about a book called "French by Heart" - An American Family's Adventures in La Belle France by Rebecca S. Ramsey. I found out that it was in our local library and checked it out.
I brought the book along with me, thinking I might have time to read in the car or while visiting my family. As it turned out I didn't even open the book until we were less than 7 hours from our return destination.
I throughly enjoyed it! It made the last few hours of daylight driving go by quickly.
The story is about a family with 3 young children from South Carolina, who move to France for four years, because of the husband's job.
The Ramsey family ends up living across the street from an eccentric, elderly French woman, who adds some "liveliness" to their adventure in France.
I would love to move to France or any other country (within reason - and sorry Canada isn't in the running I've already lived there) for a short-term job placement. I think it's a great way for children to learn another language while being immersed in a totally different culture. My preference would be to live in a country with a language that would actually be useful to the children in the future (ie. Spanish, French).
I brought the book along with me, thinking I might have time to read in the car or while visiting my family. As it turned out I didn't even open the book until we were less than 7 hours from our return destination.
I throughly enjoyed it! It made the last few hours of daylight driving go by quickly.
The story is about a family with 3 young children from South Carolina, who move to France for four years, because of the husband's job.
The Ramsey family ends up living across the street from an eccentric, elderly French woman, who adds some "liveliness" to their adventure in France.
I would love to move to France or any other country (within reason - and sorry Canada isn't in the running I've already lived there) for a short-term job placement. I think it's a great way for children to learn another language while being immersed in a totally different culture. My preference would be to live in a country with a language that would actually be useful to the children in the future (ie. Spanish, French).
