My name is Virginie Monier, I am 21 and I live in a residential neighborhood in Pontoise, which is an old town in a modern area near Paris (30 minutes by train or car). I have also been living in Paris (5th arrondissement) on my own for two years.

I am a high school graduate and I went one year to College for advertising and business communication. I have been working in a communications agency for one year since.

I was looking for an opportunity to spend time and work in the US to improve my English, when one of my father's friends told me that there could be a possibility in the frame of your French immersion program. I have been living with my family in Pittsburgh, PA for five years between 1990 and 1995. I went to primary school there and it is a great experience for me to take up with my child's life again.

I am the oldest of three children (we are a family of five). I have an 18-year-old sister, who is High School graduated and takes Art History classes at the University. My younger brother is 15, he is in High School and is fond of skate boarding. My father is managing a research center for the Air Liquid company and my mother was the housekeeper for many years but she now is a masseuse. We also have two cats and four kittens (for the moment!) at home because I like animals very much.

Moreover, I love shopping and sports; I have done 12 years of classical dance (from 2 to 14), a bit of swimming, handball and boxing. I also enjoy watching games with my friends or family, especially soccer games ; this is for me a great moment of pleasure!

Working at the LNFI school is very beneficial since it brings me a teaching experience with children. I will also benefit from a significant experience abroad that will enlarge my culture and vision of the world.

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Her name is Elise Fernez. She’s Belgian intern, 20 years old and she grow up in Mons, a city in the south of her country. She has one brother who is 17 years old.

She studied three years to become a primary school teacher and she was a graduate of HERB in June. She thinks that working in a French immersion school is a very good experience for her as for the children and she takes advantages of the year she is spending here. It’s an opportunity to improve her English and to compare other ways of teaching!

She really likes travelling and discovering new countries, going out with her friends, listening to music, reading, and playing sports.

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