Hi there,
I hope that you had wonderful summer holidays!
As we step into September, we have some exciting discussions lined up for you on the OLS forums ;)
Second, save the dates, there are some cool cultural and language-focused events coming up in September:
- September 16th and 17th: European Heritage Days
- September 16th and 22th: European Mobility Week
- September 26th: European Day of Languages
In addition, here is what will be going on this month on the OLS forums:
Practice Your French forum:
- L’été indien
- Se sentir bien chez soi
- Essayer de nouveaux hobbies
- Développer des habitudes saines
- Adopter un mode de vie éco-responsable
- Les tendances mode de l’automne
- Distinctive phonetic features of French language
- Reading Recommendations for Improving French
Living Abroad forum:
- Cost of living in France
- Cost of living in Belgium
- Cultural Etiquette: Do's when studying/ working abroad
- Cultural Etiquette: Don'ts when studying/ working abroad
- Transportation in France and Belgium: Public Transit vs. Driving
- How to cope with stress when living abroad
- L'automne: une saison propice à l'exploration culturelle
- Où parle t'on français en Europe?
Finally, at the end of the month, we’ll release an article about the small country of Luxembourg: Luxembourg : Petite Nation, Grande Histoire, as well as another article that fall-lovers may really like: Où admirer les couleurs d'automne en France, Belgique et en Europe ?
If you have any question about the OLS platform, feel free to start a thread on the Ask the Community forum or to jump on an existing one. Other members of OLS and myself might definitely have the answer ;)
That’s it on my side. Welcome back to school/ work and happy reading!
Lilas, OLS Community Manager – French

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