by Anne Marie | Jan 21, 2020 | Health, News, Settle In DetoxKeto DietLeBootCampValerie Orsoni
The holidays are over ! After all the diners, king’s cake and champagne, it’s time for a body detox with Valerie Orsoni. After all Spring break isn’t that far away, so it’s time to “shape up.” We have decided to focus on ketogenic diet. What? You have never...
by Anne Marie | Jan 20, 2020 | News French Ambassador to the United StatesInterviewPhilippe Etienne
Philippe Etienne, the Ambassador of France was visibly delighted with his visit through the bay area which he described as “the place where the future of the world is formed.” In front of a packed house at the Résidence de France, Phillippe Etienne praised the...
by Anne Marie | Jan 8, 2020 | Consulat, News, Settle In, SF Specials 2020French Consul in San FranciscoFrench SchoolsNight of IdeasScholarship
We met with Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens, the Consul General of France in San Francisco to glance back on 2019, on budgets, education, but also on the 2020 cultural programs, the upcoming consular elections … in brief on the life of the French local community at...
by Anne Marie | Jan 5, 2020 | Food, Shopping French PastryFrench TraditionGalette des RoisKings CakeLos GatosMenlo ParkOaklandSan FranciscoSanta Rosa
King’s cake or Galette des Rois is a French tradition that marks more or less the end of holiday season. The official day to eat the famous cake is January 6th, the day of Epiphany, but most French start just after Christmas day and eat some until end of...
by Anne Marie | Dec 10, 2019 | News AcceleratorCo-working spaceSchool
Opened last February in the heart of the Financial District, Schoolab San Francisco is doing its “grand opening” on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. But why make an inauguration 10 months after the opening of the space? Because Schoolab wanted to share...
by Anne Marie | Dec 10, 2019 | News After TomorrowConsulat General de France San FranciscoFACSNight of IdeasOakland-Saint Denis
Whether it’s Oakland or Saint-Denis, these urban landscapes are evolving, the cities are changing. Demographic reasons, politics or natural course of things, the transformation is omni-present and central. It’s a reality. But it is often at the expense of its...
by Anne Marie | Nov 26, 2019 | Going Out, Music, News, SF Specials, Visit Extracurricular ActivitySchoolSF Girls Chorus
Simply raise your head and look at the posters at the top of street lights in San Francisco to discover an SF Girls Chorus advertisement. On one side there are well-behaved girls and on the other, a woman who directs them. Knowing that Valérie Sainte Agathe, their...
by Anne Marie | Nov 13, 2019 | News Decathlon USAFrench brandsFrench Sports Retailer
Decathlon’s American experience is like a marathon, but with a lot of technology … the influence of Silicon Valley maybe? After opening its first small outlet on Market Street in late 2017, its large retail store in April 2019 in Emeryville, this is a...
