046: French Is Beautiful: Musings of French Life, Language and Culture with Carrie Anne James

Jul 6, 2021

Carrie Anne James, French coach extraordinaire, is an American expat who has found her own version of l’art de vivre after 6 years of living in and soaking up all that that the City of Light, Paris, France, has to offer.

 

Actress turned French teacher, Carrie Anne has merged her wonderings of French philosophy and love of the French language to make not only the acquisition of the French language, but the understandings of the culture, more relevant to her Francophone aspiring students.  

 

The French Is Beautiful creator started the online learning community to inspire people through something she loved, the French language. Her approach to teaching the "Language of Love" is centered upon fluidity of the language and veers away from the perfection and stress producing marker of fluency.

 

In our conversation, Carrie Anne and I discuss life and the pathway that brought her to Paris, how her passion for French philosophy has kept her curious about the French culture and helps her better connect and understand their approach to l’art de vivre. We also touch on:

• French traditions and culture which reflect the values of unity, beauty, respect, and family. 

 

• The interrelatedness of culture and language in the way we share human values, realities and behaviours.

 

• Adopting and fully immersing oneself in the French lifestyle.

 

• Learning how to live a joie de vivre lifestyle (translated to the "joy of living").

 

• Carrie Anne's signature approach to the French language as an adult learner and tips on how to keep the passion alive between you and your yearning to acquire a new language.

 

A truly authentic conversation, sure to entrance you and pique your interest of the complexity and beauty of French culture and language, this episode is a must! 

 

How to listen?

Grab your favorite tea or a glass of rosé on a lazy afternoon and enjoy the conversation as if you were en terrasse at Café de Flore in Paris. Or, multiple the speed of the audio and tune in on your commute! Either way you will not want to miss the enchanting conversation! 

 

Find links to connect with Carrie Anne in the show notes, in addition to her French inspired playlist, favorite French songs of the moment, recommended philosophy books and much more over in the show notes!

 

 

 

A GIFT FOR YOU:

Carrie Anne is gifting all Eat the Damn Bread listeners, with $100 dollars off her beautiful, Summer French course discussed in this episode! It pairs perfectly with a glass of rosé!

Use the code: COLET to redeem your gift and join the course here!

 

Ready to venture to France, but hesitant to go it alone? Check out Eat the Damn Bread's, signature luxury wellness retreat, held in Provence, France! Learn more here: http://thecuratedretreat.com

 

Want to start creating your own joie de vivre right where you are? Join Eat the Damn Bread, The Club! More information here: http://eatthedamnbread.club

 

To grab all the resources discussed this week visit the official show notes page: http://eatthedamnbread.com