January 7, 2012
Bonjour mes amis,
I hope you are finding light and beauty during this time of year.
New York turned out to be a fabulous trip with just one enthusiastic student. I promise to give more notice next year for a possible Bonjour New York trip in October 2012. We saw Picasso’s sketches at the Frick Museum, ate at two French and one Senegalese restaurants, strolled through both Central and Prospect Parks on a glorious fall day, took in a provocative Broadway show, Venus in Fur, and hung out with my family and friends whom amazingly all speak French! Our base was my son’s coffee shop, Daily Press – Bed Stuy where we could de-compress from all the hustle and bustle around us while drinking good coffee.
Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2012.
Giselle Bawnik
September 21, 2011
Bonjour,
In order to get the best accomodations, it is time to sign up now for the Bonjour New York Trip, Friday October 21 - Tuesday October 25.
This trip is French on the Go for students of all levels of French. The tuition of $100 includes conversation practice, pronunciation, grammar correction, and role playing such as ordering a meal in French before we dine at a French restaurant. We will explore New York City with a focus on French cultural activities: French art, music, architecture, boutiques, and of course food and wine. There will also be opportunities to meet French speaking people from all over the world.
The Spencer Place Bed and Breakfast located in a charming brownstone in Brooklyn will be our home away from home. Please check out www.spencerplacebedandbreakfast.com to see your room options and rates. Trip participants are encouraged but not required to stay at the B&B. Our hosts Paul and Natalie are lovely, and the rates reasonable for NYC. Please let me know by Thursday September 29 if you want to book at Spencer Place Bed and Breakfast. Air fares are also much better right now before the holiday season.
Our days will be full of discovery, learning and fun with a French flair. Some trip highlights will include the Ingres Exposition at the Morgan Museum, Maison Premiere, a New Orleans French Quarter style bar, pastry at Payard, jazz at Brasserie Julien, dinner at the bistro Taureau, and a visit to the Alliance Francaise in New York.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Merci beaucoup!
Giselle Bawnik
Director Say It In French Language School and Native New Yorker
503 314-4695
Recommended Picks:
Cooking Programs
French Cooking at home on the Cooking Channel
Recreational Reading
Into a Paris Quartier by Diane Johnson
Un aller simple by Didier van Cauwelaert
L'elegance du herisson by Muriel Barbery
Malaussene Saga by Daniel Pennac
• Au bonheur des ogres
• La fée carabine
• La Petite Marchande de Prose
• Monsieur Malaussène
• Aux Fruits de la Passion
Cooking
Nuts in the Kitchen by Susan Hermann Loomis
Gorgeously written new cook book by one of our favorite cooks living in France. How to add nuts and nut oils to your cooking in delicious creative ways.
Grammar
Practice Makes Perfect Series includes books on French Vocabulary, French Pronouns and Prepositions, and French Grammar
Dictionaries
The Firefly Mini French/English Visual Dictionary
French Films
Monsieur Ibrahim
Les Choristes
Please send us your favorites and your recommendations and we will include them!
