FRANCE – Language & Culture
Language . Art . Architecture . Religion . Food . Fashion . Business . Technology . Industry . This two-week program will include French language classes , cross-cultural workshops and programming , visits to Tours , Amboise , and Chenonceau , Service-learning activities with local organizations ( health care , environmental protection , homelessness , and animal protection ), sporting activities ( football / soccer , volleyball , canoeing , pétanque ) and of course world famous French culinary experiences .
DID YOU KNOW ?
France ’ s nickname is “ the hexagon .” One quarter of the country is covered in forest . Louis XIX was king of France for just 20 minutes - the shortest reign ever . The first hair dryer was invented by Alexandre- Ferdinand Godefroy in 1888 . About a million French citizens actually speak Italian !
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