Anglophone Grenoble, a rough guide
March 10th, 2010 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features
Just landed in Grenoble? Grenoble Life editor James Dalrymple gives his rough guide to Grenoble’s expat clubs and Anglophone businesses and services.
SFM – translating and copywriting for corporate communications
February 3rd, 2010 | by Sara Maltaverne | published in Features, Info & Advice, Work
Sara Maltaverne, founder of SFM Traduction, a Grenoble-based translations and copywriting company. She shares with Grenoble Life her knowledge and advice about the translations business in the area.
Banking in English with a personal touch
December 4th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Info & Advice, Interviews, Work
Kate Daligault is a financial advisor at Banque Rhône-Alpes in Grenoble. She talks to Grenoble Life about the banking culture in France, getting financial advice in English, and what new residents need in order to open an account.
abc anglais – new English speaking playgroup in Grenoble
November 11th, 2009 | by Helen McEwan | published in Comment, Features, Info & Advice
abc anglais is a brand new English speaking playgroup in Grenoble for the youngest of children and their parents no matter where you are from. It’s run by me, Helen McEwan, a UK qualified Speech and Language Therapist and experienced English language teacher.
Psychotherapy and art therapy in Grenoble – an interview with Elizabeth Stone Matho
September 18th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Info & Advice, Interviews
Elizabeth Stone Matho is an American psychotherapist and art therapist, psychoanalytically trained, with a private practice in Grenoble. She has written on the use of art and creativity as therapy for children and sufferers of medical illness and trauma. Grenoble Life wanted to learn more …
Montessori International School of Grenoble opening September 2009 – an interview with Martine Grzelack
July 22nd, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews, Work
Martine Grzelack runs The Montessori International School of Grenoble, opening September 2009. Grenoble Life wanted to know more about the new centre, the background of the staff and the famous Montessori method.
‘Open to interpretation’ – an interview with Benjamin Penin
July 20th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews, Work
Benjamin Penin swapped sunny Manchester for downtown Grenoble in 2002 to pursue his dreams of living in the Alps and becoming a freelance translator. Grenoble Life wanted to find out more …
‘Speaking in tongues’ – an interview with Shaké Manoukian of Les Petits Bilingues Grenoble
July 16th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews, Work
Shaké Manoukian is manager of Les Petits Bilingues in Grenoble, an English language learning centre for children. Grenoble Life wanted to find out more about her background, the school, the methodology and their new centre opening in September.
Bilingual banking – an Interview with Alison Dupré of Crédit Agricole
June 30th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews
Originally from the UK, Alison Dupré works at the Crédit Agricole Sud Rhone Alpes bank in Grenoble where she has set up the new “Bilingual Service”. James Dalrymple has a few questions.
“I don’t mean to offend you” – English conversations with the French
June 10th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Comment, Features
Whenever James Dalrymple, a resident of Grenoble, speaks French to people, they reply in English. He reflects upon the reasons why.