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When you are Resolute to Wear your French Hat!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: December 31, 2008

Only one day left in 2008… I often wonder “where did time go?”… Many things occurred this past year and I met some wonderful people… most of them are students: Susan, James, Alice, Seema, Jessica, Jay, Jenn… Speaking of my students… Seema and her daughter, Sam, left for India three weeks ago to visit their [...]

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They Were Doing so Great!… What about in January?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: December 26, 2008

The end of the year… For me, professionally, it always scares me a little… Why? Because most of my students take at least one week off and they usually do not get any exposure to French during the Holidays. Of course, they always plan to keep up with it… but… do they? Experience taught me [...]

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Motivation + Imagination = A Five-year Guarantee!!!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: December 13, 2008

I am always fascinated by resourceful people!… Why? Simply because they use imagination to achieve their goals. I can name one person who is exactly like that: Alice!!!… This woman never gives up! She really wants to get her C level, not only for the paper that will secure her job position for the next [...]

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