Talking the talk – an interview with English Talk Radio’s Vivian Draper
May 31st, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews
James Dalrymple interviews Vivian Draper, presenter of Radio Campus Grenoble’s English Talk Radio
Archive for May, 2009
Why I love Grenoble University Campus
May 31st, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Comment, Features
James Dalrymple enjoys a walk around Grenoble University campus, admiring the abundance of green spaces and imposing concrete.
5 things you need to know about working in France
May 24th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Info & Advice, Work & Study
James Dalrymple used to think France was a Shanghri-la for the work shy and the gourmand. He has since been corrected. He explains the 35-hour week, ‘Cadre’, RTT, and other mysteries of French working life.
Getting your baby a carte d’identité the hard way
May 14th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Comment, Features, Info & Advice
James Dalrymple explains how he went about getting a carte d’identité for his five week old daughter, and how he learnt to let sleeping babies lie
Reia Farrall and Zoe Atkinson: why we created Communication Café
May 5th, 2009 | by Reia Farrall | published in Comment, Features
Reia Farrall and Zoe Atkinson, co-founders of Communication Café, talk about the school system in Grenoble and its provisions for bicultural Children, and why they decided to set up an organisation of their own.
Grenoble: a food lover’s paradise?
May 1st, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture
James Dalrymple describes his experience as a British ex-pat living and eating (a lot) in Grenoble. Can France really claim superiority over Tescoised Britain? Of course it can. Just don’t patronise him about it !