Life & Culture

Sunday School for adults at St Marc’s

September 19th, 2011  |  by Vickie Allen  |  published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture

Vickie Allen shares her experiences of a ‘rentrée’ of a different kind at St Marc’s English Speaking Church, Grenoble.

The France Etats-Unis guide to ‘la rentrée’

September 5th, 2011  |  by April Buchanan  |  published in Features, Life & Culture

April Buchanan explains the concept of ‘la rentrée’ for the uninitiated, and tells us all about France Etats-Unis Grenoble’s activities coming up from September.

Life lessons from the rock face

May 9th, 2011  |  by Vickie Allen  |  published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture

Vickie Allen tries rock climbing the ‘iron way’ (aka via ferrata) at Alpe d’Huez. She took her camera too. Don’t look down!

What is a student to do in Grenoble?

April 7th, 2011  |  by Aleigha Page  |  published in Features, Info & Advice, Life & Culture

In the second part of her blog ‘Footprints in Grenoble’, American student Aleigha Page talks about French mealtime etiquette and her favourite establishments for desserts, coffee and people-watching.

Liaisons généreuses – an interview with Thora van Male

March 30th, 2011  |  by James Dalrymple  |  published in Features, Interviews, Life & Culture

Grenoble Life talks to Thora van Male, author of “Les liaisons généreuses – l’apport de français à la langue anglaise,” ahead of a talk she is giving organised by Alliance Grenoble-Oxford on April 7.

Wing it Productions reveals all (or almost)

March 23rd, 2011  |  by James Dalrymple  |  published in Features, Interviews, Life & Culture

Grenoble Life talks to Hélène Perrin-Gouron, Vicki Bernard and Katie Coakley – aka Wing It Productions – a new English theatre group for secondary school pupils in and around Grenoble.

Upstage presents Arthur Miller’s The Crucible – review

March 17th, 2011  |  by Camille Bromley  |  published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture

Camille Bromley reviews the Upstage production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, running at Ste-Marie-d’en-Bas until Saturday March 19.

Marraines de lait – breastfeeding support for new mothers

February 21st, 2011  |  by James Dalrymple  |  published in Features, Info & Advice, Interviews, Life & Culture

Grenoble Life talks to Kelly Rigotti of Les Marraines de Lait – an Isère based association offering breasfeeding support – ahead of their meeting this Thursday.

France Etats-Unis – fostering social exchange in Grenoble

February 17th, 2011  |  by James Dalrymple  |  published in Features, Interviews, Life & Culture

April Buchanan of Association France Etats-Uni talks to Grenoble Life about getting together with the internationally-minded for picnics, museum visits and full-moon “raquette nocturne”.

Mid-season escape to Bourg d’Oisans

February 10th, 2011  |  by Vickie Allen  |  published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture

Vickie Allen takes a break from the slopes of Alpe d’Huez and heads off walking in Bourg d’Oisans.

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