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French pension

Writeup — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:14:00 +0000

You worked in France and you are looking for information on your French pension… What are you entitled to?

The following site allows you to get a simulation of your pension:
In French http://www.info-retraite.fr/ or English version by Google

The “French National Pension” organisation web-site will allow you to register and obtain all the information about your payments and entitlements:
In French http://www.cnav.fr/ or English version by Google

Finally if you had a private pension, the “French Complementary Pension” organisation web-site can be found here:
In French http://www.agirc.fr/ or English version by Google

For information, retirement age in France is 60.

Experience everything French in Brisbane

Writeup — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:42:00 +0000

As a heads-up, Alliance Française de Brisbane will produce shortly the first annual guide to the food, clothes, furniture, interior design, fabrics, services, etc. that are either French or give an authentic taste of France.

For more information, see Le Guide 2009.

Learning French in Australia

Writeup — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:45:00 +0000

Australian schools are required to focus on teaching Asian languages these days. It is not so easy to find a school teaching French, for example, even though the demand is fairly strong on this side of the world.

Some schools however have French immersion programs, such as the Mansfield State High School, near Brisbane, where several courses are provided in French.

It is also possible to attend courses with specialised schools, such as the French Ethnic School Les Petits Princes in Brisbane, which provides courses on Saturday morning for children aged 4 to 12.

Otherwise, in order to research schools around Australia by language have a look at the web-site Language-School-Teachers.com.

Also interesting, this article about teaching French in Western Australia.