Les Fêtes de Bayonne: William Roberts, France – August 2018
Entre le 25 et le 29 juillet de cette année, j’ai eu l’occasion unique de participer aux Fêtes de Bayonne (« Baionako Bestak » en basque) dans le sud-ouest de la France. Ce fut un privilège pour moi de visiter ce magnifique festival qui se déroule sur 5 jours à…
Surfing in the Basque Country: William Roberts, France – July 2018
Faire du surf au Pays Basque. Pour les basques, le surf est l’une des activités récréatives le plus importante de la région. La côte du Pays Basque est à environ 200 kilomètres du sud-ouest de la France au nord de l’Espagne, et en raison de la forte houle dans le…
Travelling abroad is one of the best ways to not only make new friends but to catch up with your old mates too 🙂
Anthony Kassapian – Case Study,
The year was 1960, I was nineteen years old, working in the wool trade for the family business, Kassapians (Combers) Limited. I applied for a John Speak Trust Scholarship to finance a six month study/voluntary working trip to France to improve my French and broaden my horizons. Unfortunately I had…
Debido al hecho que este es la última vez que estaré escribiendo sobre mis experiencias extranjeros me gustaría expresar mi gratitud a John Speak Languages Trust para darme la ocasión para aprovechar de mis estancias en Francia y en España. Esta beca me ayudaba mucho durante esos diez meses, me…
Amy Clark – Montpelier, France
During my two months in France I have been immersed into the French culture and language, my language skills have vastly improved. Each day, I have a little more confidence when I’m speaking to other French speakers and I feel that people are becoming friendlier, especially at work!
“Thanks to the language skills I gained following my scholarship and my time in France, I was involved in the export trade for many years throughout my career”. At my school it had been compulsory for ‘A stream’ students to study French and Latin. Ideally, I would have preferred to…
Derek Platts – Case Study, Brussels (1954)
“It was wonderful to see that the Trust is still going and providing the same opportunities to young people after all this time. May it long continue to do so”, Derek Platts. Sixty years ago in 1954, I was 23, had recently completed my national Service in the RAF…
Je suis devenu plus stable en France ce mois, je me suis inscrit une salle de gym et joint une équipe de rugby, donc j’ai une routine maintenant, je fait quelque chose tous les jours. J’ai eu la chance d’acheter le billets pour les matchs de PSG dans le Ligue…
