Before COVID-19 upended our lives I had a goal: learn French by the summer. The aim was to master the basics of a French 101 class—a gift to myself for my 33rd birthday—and then book a trip to Paris ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The daily 45-minute session in the French language laboratory room is where the discipline is at full intensity.

A French proverb highlights that unwillingness to listen creates significant barriers to understanding. Genuine listening ...

Whether they're from Nepal, Sudan, Slovakia or Canada, high school students or young bohemians, they've all just arrived in Paris and want to know more. What are the best neighbourhoods to hang out in ...

A timeless French proverb, 'You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it,' reveals life's irony. Fear-driven ...