C’est Valérie 🙂 After graduating in May 2023, I felt lost and so I did what anyone who feels lost does: travel. I was traveling all over Colombia and then one day, I get a call from my sister saying there is an opening for a Pastry Chef position at Nobu. Although having no formal […]
This article from Le Figaro – a France based newspaper – discusses affordable study abroad options for French students interested in U.S. universities. Excitingly, UF is the first school mentioned! The article praises the academic, social and athletic scenes on campus as well as costs and the city of Gainesville itself. This article first appeared […]
Hayleah was a dual language track major in our department, with a concentration in Chinese and French. She wanted to teach English abroad and found a position in South Korean in 2022. She has been living there ever since. Our interview took place 19 September 2023. Bonjour Hayleah, Thank you for agreeing to this interview. […]
Memry Rasch graduated from the University of Florida with her Master of Arts in French and Francophone Studies with a concentration in French Linguistics in December of 2020. She currently teaches French I, French II, French III, and French IV at Cypress Creek High School in Orlando, Florida. She strives to be an innovator and […]
Bonjour, Gators! I’m writing from Paris, France, where I’m a master’s student in Environmental Policy at Sciences Po. I moved to France in August 2022 after graduating from UF with a major in Environmental Science and a minor in French. My initial post-graduate plan was to take a gap year and participate in the TAPIF […]
Andrea Hummel (BA 2023, International Studies/French and Francophone Studies) Bonjour tout le monde ! Je m’appelle Andrea et pendant mes études à UF, je me suis spécialisée en études internationales et en français. J’étais diplômée en mai 2023 et je viens de commencer un Master de droits de l’homme à Sciences Po Paris ! Pendant […]
This past Summer A 2022, twenty-five UF undergraduate students in French participated in our study abroad program UF in Paris — Culture & Language in Context led by Dr. Hélène Blondeau, assisted by Nathalie Ciesco. Students lived with French host families for 4 weeks, took a course about French art and architecture with a local […]
Reflecting on my French minor after graduating a decade ago, I recognize the large influence it has had on my life in unexpected and rewarding ways, both personally and professionally. After graduating from the University of Florida, I worked at the Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, where I supported the theatre’s marketing department. I applied my […]
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While I was applying for graduate programs in Architecture, I wondered whether my French & Linguistics background would be at all useful to me. Now, having received my Master of Architecture degree, I can say with confidence that it made me one of the most sought-after candidates. The architecture department chair told me as much […]
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Dedicating my time to learning French was always a decision made out of love for the language and maintained by a life goal of being bilingual. The persistence in studying and practicing French has proven to not only be intrinsically valuable but has played a significant role in many facets of my life. Learning French […]