Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Parli italiano?


Since January, I’m learning Italian. I love traveling and want to go to Italy soon but I started learning for different reason. In the American school system, where I’m currently living and studying, in most schools, you are never required to learn a foreign language. If it’s the case, it’s often only for a year to satisfy the language requirement. 

I am Franco-American and thus bilingual in French and English. I worked hard when I was younger to learn the grammar, to read, write etc in both languages (especially since I learned French at home). However, I couldn’t remember learning. I couldn’t remember the frustration when struggling to communicate my ideas, not understanding a particular word, not knowing how to write a sentence in perfect tense or even knowing what tense a book was written in. In addition, in high school, one of my favorite teachers would sometimes walk in to class speaking Italian. I could understand for the most part, since Italian and French are both Romance Languages and thus similar, but was never able to respond. 

In college, I wanted to learn a third language, discover a new culture, la dolce vita of course, but especially find out what if feels like not to know. It’s a very challenging yet interesting mental exercise for me. It tests my patience since I have much more advanced levels of comprehension and reading skills than oral ones. This summer, I read In altre parole by Jhumpa Lahiri, watched italian YouTube videos and listened to podcasts in Italian. I worked hard and can’t wait for back to school to progress even more. It’s addicting. 

Have you learned a language before? Do you have any learning tips? Does anyone want to host me in Italy? :)

Depuis janvier, j’apprends l’italien. J’adore voyager. Je voudrai bientôt aller en Italie. Par contre, j’ai commencé l'apprentissage de cette langue pour une toute autre raison. Dans le système éducatif américain où je vis et poursuis mes études, on n’est rarement obligé d'apprendre une langue étrangère. Et quand c’est le cas, ce n'est souvent que pendant un an pour satisfaire les obligations. 

Je suis franco-américaine et donc bilingue. Quand j'étais petite, je travaillais beaucoup à apprendre la grammaire des deux langues, lire, écrire etc. (surtout parce que j’apprenais le français à la maison). En revanche, maintenant, je ne me souviens pas d’avoir appris à parler en français ou en anglais. Je ne me rappelle pas avoir été frustrée en n'arrivant pas à communiquer mes pensées, comprendre un mot, savoir écrire une phrase au passé composé, voire même reconnaître le temps d'une phrase. De plus, au lycée, un de mes profs préférés entrait parfois en cours en commençant à parler italien. J’arrivais à comprendre la plupart des mots, puisque l’italien et le français sont des langues romanes proches, mais je ne pouvais jamais lui répondre en italien.

À l’université, j’ai voulu commencer à apprendre une troisième langue, découvrir une nouvelle culture, "la dolce vita" bien évidemment, mais aussi apprécier ce que c'est que de ne pas savoir. C’est un exercice intellectuel très difficile et passionnant. Je travaille ma patience, car j’arrive à comprendre et à lire à un niveau beaucoup plus avancé que mon niveau d'expression orale. Du coup, cet été, j’ai lu "In altre parole" de Jhumpa Lahiri, regardé des vidéos YouTube en italien et écouté des podcasts italiens. Je me suis mise à fond dedans et j’ai hâte de reprendre les cours pour pouvoir progresser encore plus. "Mi piace l'italiano."

Avez-vous déjà appris une langue étrangère? Avez-vous des suggestions pour rendre l’apprentissage plus facile? Voulez-vous m’accueillir en Italie? :) 



Zaful shirt*, J. Crew shorts, Vans shoes, Rag Vintage sunglasses, Zaful bag*

photos: FARYAL

Monday, September 26, 2016

Stylish Studying

marble laptop case sticker and cactus printed phone case

marble laptop case sticker and cactus printed phone case

marble laptop case sticker and cactus printed phone case

I spend a lot of time studying in my college's library. I tote around all of my books, notebooks, pens and highlighters. Including those, there are two objects I could not live without: my computer and my phone. Unfortunately, my computer looked like all the others in the library, gray with a little white apple, before I personalized it. 

I chose a black marble skin, or a big sticker, for my computer. I can finally tell it appart from all the others and am less likely to lose it. I then created a personalized phone case. You must know by know that I love cacti. I have some in my room and a new one in my college dorm. Wherever I go, I now have a little family of cacti that follow me around on my phone. Do you have any fun decorations or cases for your phones or computers?

Until October 9th you can use the code "MAISONOFFASHION20" to get a 20% discount! 



Je passe beaucoup de temps à étudier dans la bibliothèque de mon université. Je me trimballe avec mes livres, cahiers, stylos et surligneurs. Mais en plus, il y a deux objets dont je ne pourrais pas me passer: mon ordinateur et mon téléphone. Malheureusement, avant que je ne le personnalise, mon ordinateur ressemblait à n'importe quel autre dans la bibliothèque, gris avec une pomme blanche.

J'ai choisi un "skin", ou un grand autocollant, noir marbré pour mon ordinateur. J'arrive enfin à le différencier et j'ai moins de risque de le perdre. J'ai créé une coque personnalisée pour mon téléphone. Comme vous devez le savoir, j'adore les cactus. J'en ai un dans ma chambre chez moi et un nouveau ici à l'université. Maintenant, j'ai une petite frise de cactus adorable qui me suit partout sur mon téléphone. Avez-vous des coques sympa pour vos téléphones ou ordinateurs?

**Jusqu'au 9 octobre, vous pouvez utiliser le code "MAISONOFFASHION20" pour un rabais de 20% **

marble laptop case sticker and cactus printed phone case

marble laptop case sticker and cactus printed phone case

marble laptop case sticker and cactus printed phone case
photos: Anya
~Emma

This is a sponsored post in partnership with caseapp.fr. All words and opinions are my own, as always.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Writing Fashionably

EditRevise, how to write a fashionable college essay

Petite Maison of Fashion is mostly a fashion blog with the occasional lifestyle posts that pop up. Who doesn't enjoy a good green tea smoothie or a pesto and avocado crostini? You all know I love to travel and that isn't necessarily fashion. I also like to write and that comes in handy in the college process. I am a now a senior (woohoo!) which means the Common Ap and admissions process is a reality.

I started the first draft of my college essay this summer. Let me tell you, what is nearing to be my final draft is nothing like the first. I had the privilege to have an editor from EditRevise help me out. In the online Writing Center, you can download the free eBook filled with tips to write a college essay. It was particularly helpful to see the examples of real students' writing.

EditRevise, how to write a fashionable college essay

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EditRevise, how to write a fashionable college essay

My EditRevise editor gave me feedback by commenting on the structure of my essay, grammar mistakes and word choice. Six hours after uploading my essay, I had the comments emailed to me in PDF format. This is the quickest I have ever gotten back a paper. Because my editor had never met me, she could give me significant input that my teacher from school, who also helped me with my essay, could not. It is interesting to see how a total stranger perceives you from your essay. I had to change certain phrases in my essay because my editor had misinterpreted something I had said, where as someone who knew me better, would have completely understood. Overall, this was quite a helpful and enlightening experience. I still recommend when writing your college essay or resumé, to have someone who knows you well to look it over, and if you want, have an editor from EditRevise read your work.

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EditRevise, how to write a fashionable college essay


What is a long school related post without some fun? EditRevise is running a $10k scholarship essay contest along with many other prizes. Apply by submitting any essay from any school for the chance to win! In addition, if you use my code (Emma10) for EditRevise, you can get $10 off!

EditRevise, how to write a fashionable college essay

photos: PAUL

This is a sponsored post in partnership with EditRevise and Her Campus Media. All words and opinions are my own.

~Emma


Thursday, September 10, 2015

Back to School: My Workspace + Plans for the Year


Happy Back to School! I've never been more impatient to start the school year. There are big changes in my life that are coming up: college applications and going to college, working as a French tutor and new things on the blog! Yes, I have myriad projects planned for you guys, my lovely readers! New year, new start. I have so many ideas but what should you expect?

A new "brand"
I want to make Petite Maison of Fashion more useful. Not only do I want to share my outfits with you all but I want to be able to help you. I want to give you more advice, like how to wear denim on denim, how to master the art of smoothies or how to make a delicious salad. I want to talk about fashion news, share my favorite NYFW and PFW shows etc.

Collaborations with bloggers (YOU)
Quite a number of you liked my guest post with Ana a couple weeks ago. I find that guest posting is a great way to discover different bloggers and styles than mine. Fashion is a community and I want to build one here, on the blog.

More videos
My Youtube account has been quite uneventful lately. Yes, I have a "how to stack rings and necklaces" video but there should be more. A handful of videos is not sufficient :) Because filming and editing takes a lot of time for me, videos will still be rare but more frequent than now!

A newsletter (!!)
This is what I am the most excited about. I cannot wait to show you the Petite Maison of Fashion newsletter. Every two weeks, to start, you will receive an email filled with happiness. The newsletter will replace a better version of the "Put a Smile on Your Face" posts. You will find fun recipes, pin-able quotes to liven up your Pinterest boards, contests etc. Each month, the winning outfit of a fashion contest will be featured in the newsletter. To participate, you will simply have to post an outfit, either on Instagram with a special hashtag or on your blog, and send me the link so I can pick a winner. What was I saying about building a community?



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Joyeuse rentrée! Je n'ai jamais été aussi impatiente de commencer l'année scolaire. Il y a de grands changements qui s'annoncent dans ma vie: présenter ma candidature à l'université, être acceptée, travailler comme tuteur de français et puis des nouveautés pour le blog! Et oui, je prépare beaucoup de projets en ce moment pour vous, mes lectrices! Nouvelle année, nouvelle approche. J'ai tellement d'idées en tête mais à quoi s'attendre?


Une nouvelle "marque"

Je veux que Petite Maison of Fashion vous soit plus utile. Non seulement je veux partager mes looks du jour avec vous, mais je veux aussi pouvoir vous aider. Je veux vous donner plus de conseils, comme comment porter du jean de la tête aux piedsfaire un bon smoothie ou faire une salade délicieuse. Je veux parler plus d'actualités, partager mes défilés favoris de NYFW et PFW etc.


Des collaborations entre blogueuses (VOUS)

Vous avez été nombreuses à aimer mon article avec Ana il y a quelques semaines. Je trouve que c'est un moyen sympa de vous faire découvrir d'autres blogueuses et d'autres styles que le mien. La mode est une communauté et je veux vraiment en créer une ici, sur le blog.


Plus de vidéos

Mon compte Youtube est assez calme en ce moment. Oui j'ai une vidéo pour montrer comment porter plusieurs bagues et colliers, mais je veux vous apporter plus. Quelques vidéos ne suffisent pas :) Puisque pour moi, filmer et éditer une vidéo prend beaucoup de temps, je pense qu'elles seront toujours assez rares mais plus fréquentes qu'en ce moment!


Une newsletter (!!)

Et oui, voici ce dont je suis la plus fière. J'ai hâte de vous montrer la newsletter de Petite Maison of Fashion. Pour commencer, toutes les deux semaines, vous recevrez un email rempli de bonheur. La newsletter va remplacer une version améliorée de mes articles "Put A Smile on Your Face." Vous y trouverez des recettes sympa, des citations que vous pourrez poster sur Pinterest, des concours entre vous etc. Chaque mois, le look gagnant d'un concours de style sera publié dans la newsletter. Pour participer, il faudra simplement poster un look, soit sur Instagram avec un hashtag spécial ou sur votre blog, et m'envoyer le lien pour que je choisisse la gagnante. Qu'est-ce que je disais à propos d'une communauté? 



Back To School, plans, ideas, resolutions for my fashion and lifestyle blog

Back To School, plans, ideas, resolutions for my fashion and lifestyle blog

Back To School, plans, ideas, resolutions for my fashion and lifestyle blog

Back To School, plans, ideas, resolutions for my fashion and lifestyle blog
Back To School, plans, ideas, resolutions for my fashion and lifestyle blog

Back To School, plans, ideas, resolutions for my fashion and lifestyle blog
Who is excited for all of these fun projects? Anyways, that was all to say that I can't wait to spend another year with you! 

What are your projects, personal or not, for this year?


Qui a hâte de découvrir tous ces projets?

Bref, tout ça pour vous dire combien j'ai hâte de passer encore une année avec vous! Qu'avez-vous comme projets pour l'année, personnels ou pas?

Back To School, plans, ideas, resolutions for my fashion and lifestyle blog
photos: ME
~Emma

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Back to School Outfit

Target shorts, watch & heat ring, Pimkie shirt, Étam earrings, Jennyfer ring, Essie nail polish, Bernard Forever tattoo, CVS headband, Franco Sarto shoes




Photography can be unforgiving when you're sick (bloodshot and puffy eyes, pale complexion etc.). However, if you have a cold or your throat hurts (which is my case) no one can tell. You can't really learn about a person's life through ten outfit pictures. 
I was very sick at the beginning of the week but I still went to a music festival called Boston Calling. After a two hour evacuation, because of thunder and lighting, I was able to see Lorde up close. It's impossible for me to keep you updated without showing you videos I took. Prepare yourselves for a lovey dovey post about her!


La photographie peut être impardonnable quand on est malade (yeux rouges et gonflés, teint brouillé etc.). Par contre, si on a mal à la gorge ou on est enrhumé (les deux dans mon cas), on n'aperçoit rien. On ne peut pas vraiment connaître la vie de quelqu'un d'après une dizaine de photos de mode. 
J'étais très malade au début de la semaine mais je suis quand même allée au festival de musique Boston Calling. Après une évacuation des lieux, à cause de l'orage et des éclairs, pendant deux heures, j'ai enfin pu voir Lorde de près. Il m'est impossible de vous tenir au courant sans vous montrer les vidéos que j'ai prises d'elle. Préparez vous pour un article de fan à venir bientôt.









photos: PAUL
~Emma

Friday, October 18, 2013

P.lace S.hit A.t T.eens S.ociety (PSAT's)

Hey Ladies and Gents (I really dislike that word "gents" lets go with gentlemen), 
So you may have guessed from the lovely title I am speaking of the PSAT's and standardized testing. So here comes the rant...
(Also I just want to address that if you disagree with me it's awesome I would love to hear your side!! Please just put it nicely in the comments, and know that I am not trying to offend anyone whatsoever!) 
:)  


So on Wednesday I got the lovely pleasure of taking the PSAT's (in this cute outfit soon to be blogged about). Now look I'm just going to put it out there that the PSAT's suck ass. Like seriously though. Okay I mean I don't mind taking them, they are good...IF YOU'RE IN THE TOP 1%. What the hell. If you are in that top percent and you get a scholarship holy cows congrats!!! For me...not so much. Now this has absolutely nothing to do with if I like school or not (I actually really love school) I just don't support standardized testing. 
I'm actually very lucky. I attend a school where we don't receive grades, instead when other schools get their report cards we get evaluations. They're sort of the same thing, I mean your parents see them and stuff and if your not doing well you might get in trouble. But the difference is that the teacher will write about a page (for each class) on how you're doing in that class. They mainly base these off your class participation, effort, contribution to the class, and how hard you push yourself. It pretty much is grading you as a person in the class and not on just what appears on the top of your tests. 
So this is awesome in my opinion. The plus sides are you don't have to rely on your tests to show how you are as a student (we don't really have to many tests anyway). But on the other side (which I love but not all people do) is that you do have to work your ass off 24/7 and you have to try and care. 
So how this goes with the PSAT's here we go: they are just judging you on how well you can memorize shit. It's not about how well you can compare presidents and how well they dealt with international matters. It's not about how you can dissect a reading or how you find a new way to set up a physics lab. It's not about the passion you have for music, or how well you can run the track. It's about how well you can sit in a room and fill in correct circles. If your good at that stuff then I am in no means insulting you; holy shit thats amazing for you! I just want to put my opinion out there that if you don't do well - hey it's not the end of the world, I promise. Now if you were doing it to get a scholarship and there's no other way for you to fund for college then fuck I'm really sorry. But don't feel like shit about it. 
The PSAT's are testing you on something you aren't meant to truly do to your brain. Sure most schools teach each class towards doing well on a final test; and you know what I say to that kind of teaching: BULLSHIT. If a teacher is teaching to make you just do a test and then forget it you aren't truly learning the subject. Your temporarily memorizing it. And you know the real thing that sucks? It's that we all are stuck in the cycle that we must learn for a test. That's how schools are taught. It is rare to find that one teacher that will run around the room, jumping for joy to teach you a new equation in math. And it's rare for you to take that equation home and teach yourself a whole new branch of math on your own. Living to learn seems lost. 
So I may not be quite sure where that rant led, but I hope it makes you think or recognize something that maybe you hadn't thought of before :) 


This was my prize when I got home :P 

~Love Miki 

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Hello

Fall has come, truly. The mornings greet me with fog covered fields and frozen breath. Sweaters have become my best friend and my hands are forever cold. Yes, it is fall, yet again. 


School has begun to take its toll, and the circles under my eyes cease to disappear. Homework takes hours and hours on end and my brain is filled with physics equations and french conjugations. Each morning there is hot chocolate to pull me out of bed, and tea to put me right back in. I'm back in the cycle. The rhythm of fall has finally set in. 






My shorts have been folded along with the swimsuits and sandals. Whenever I run to the beach it greets me with empty shores, and quite waves. The sky has become crystal blue and the leaves are turning red. 


Hello fall; hello. 

(my Beyonce moment of the day) 

Pants: Ralph Lauren
Sweater: H&M
Scarf: H&M

~Miki

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Angers Trip Photo Diary


This one month trip with my class to France was an amazing experience. I think it changed me in many ways, some that I can't even explain. The flows of memories jumbled around in my head are numerous. Here are a couple pictures (I took 700) to give you an idea of the trip. Also a huge thank you to Miki who ran the blog while I was gone!

Ce voyage d'un mois avec ma classe en France était une merveilleuse expérience. Je trouve que ça m'a changé, je n'arrive pas à trouver les mots. Le flot des souvenirs sont nombreux et désordonnés. Voici quelques photos (j'en ai prise 700) pour vous donner une idée du séjour. Un grand merci à Miki qui a fait fonctionner le blog pendant mon absence!

View in Angers/ Vue dans Angers



 Chateau d'Angers

 Chenonceau








Frontevraud





















 La Pointe du Hoc







 American Cemetery in Normandy/ Cimetière American en Normandie 
 Paris




















The Island of Batz in Brittany/ L'île de Batz en Bretagne













~Emma

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