Virginie and Marcia in Aix-en-Provence, enjoying a Provence immersion experience My name is Marcia. I spent a wonderful week of immersion with Virginie. I would like to share with you an excursion that really left a lasting impression on me. That day, after breakfast and our morning lesson on the conditional tense, we headed to Aix-en-Provence. On the way, we had to stop for petrol, which was not easy at all. The refineries were on strike at the time. After exploring the beautiful city of...

My family in the vineyards in Rousset We have been living in Rousset since 2020. Rousset is a small Provençal village located at the foot of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire. This peaceful haven offers a stunning natural setting just 15 kilometers from Aix-en-Provence. When you arrive in Rousset for a French immersion in Provence, you will quickly notice that we are literally surrounded by vineyards. Here, I would like to share my favorite vineyard addresses around the Sainte-Victoire. Château...

Provence as a setting for learning People often imagine a language immersion stay in Provence as a series of intensive classes, forced conversations, and constant efforts to “speak correctly.” In reality, a day in a French immersion program in Provence looks much more like ordinary life — simply lived in French. Here, you wake up, have breakfast, talk about the weather, the children, the plan for the day. You don’t start working on French first thing in the morning.You let it enter gently....