Today we visited the beautiful Point Lobos National Park. (Vocabulaire sur le Point Lobos – some vocabulary on Point Lobos) The visit was guided in French by the wonderful Madame Gisèle Kapuscinski, park docent and longtime MIIS faculty member.
Check out our photo montage !
Le 14 juillet on a célébré la fête nationale française aux bords d’une piscine et dans la compagnie d’un chef convivial français dans la beauté des “Pâturages du ciel” (“Pastures of Heaven”) renommés de Steinbeck. Merci à tous d’y être venus, on a passé un moment super ensemble.
There was a a French chef eager to talk to us, take food and drink orders, describe his own July 14th traditions… and then the afternoon was the students’ to relax in the pool, sun bathe, sauna: une vraie célébration de la fête estivale à la française, enfin!
Information on Corral de Tierra / Steinbeck’s “Pastures of Heaven,” the hills in which our country club is situated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pastures_of_Heaven
Quant à la fête nationale:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%AAte_nationale_fran%C3%A7aise
http://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/le-14-juillet-la-fete-nationale-francaise-bastille-day
http://en.parisinfo.com/discovering-paris/major-events/bastille-day-in-paris
Bonjour à tous, please join us for the French SILP’s first film night! We’ll be screening “Les Intouchables” (un film vraiment superbe!) in room 102 in McGowen at 7pm this Wednesday, June 24. Light refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you, à très bientôt!
Our first French SILP goûter last Monday was super, merci à tous d’être venus (thank you everyone for coming)! There was French cheese, wine, music and conversation — tout en français, bien sûr!
COMING UP: A lunchtime “promenade” to one of Monterey’s finest French bakeries, Parker-Lousseau! Please meet Claire outside the Holland Center at 12:05 (five minutes after class ends for the morning — outside the Holland Center is where we had the goûter on Monday) and we’ll walk down together. Ce n’est pas loin! There’ll be classic French coffee, sandwiches, pastries and fresh baguettes to enjoy… bon appétit!!
