About

Hi! Je suis Aurélie.

Welcome to this French adventure!

First off, let me tell how to pronounce my name exactly : O-RAY-LEE. Got it? See, French is easy to learn: you are now speaking and pronouncing a mildly difficult first name. But a very common name here, so you can already be amis with more than 170,000 Aurélies. Let’s stay in touch: follow me on your favorite social platform!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why do I have this blog?

Given what the world shares nowadays, might as well share something good and helpful. Get you to easily teach your children to speak French, or even just get you to learn a bit! Simply because it’s a wonderful thing to have children speak two languages, play in two languages, read and write in 2 languages. And it’s quite simple, so why not try it?

What do I do?

Previously, I used to be an in-house lawyer. The commute, and the growing number of children I had to take care of, led me to reconsider my career choices and take a step back to enjoy motherhood for a while. So now, I am enjoying (or trying to most of the time) being a a stay-at-home mom, the most underrated, underpaid and under appreciated job yet supposedly so rewarding and purposeful. Sarcastic? Me? Well maybe only a little. And when my kids are at school (when there isn’t another lockdown), I work from home and help moms teach French to their kids in fun entertaining ways!

How many children do I have?

I have 3 children: a boy and two girls, ages 10, 7 and 4. They all speak French and English.

Where do I live?

We live in a small village in the South of France, about an hour from Marseille and the sea, and an hour from the Mont Ventoux, in the Alps (where they all go bicycling during the Tour de France).

How old am I?

Vraiment? As in really? That’s not something you need to know! Just kidding, I don’t mind telling you: I’m almost 40.

But since 40 is the new 30, might as well pretend I’m 30. And some say 13 going on 30, so I’m basically a teenager, married for 10+ years with 3 kids. Sounds totally legit.