FALL 2011
VOLUME 20
The
French
Newsletter
HOPE COLLEGE FRENCH DEPARTMENT
th
Celebrating its 20 Year 1991-2011
Inside:
2
• Katherine Kirby: Paris
• French Students Abroad
3
• Honors and Awards
• Faculty News
• Kristen Dufty: Morocco
4
5
• Student Research
6
• Poem: Notre-Dame by
Natalie Woodberry
• Gina Veltman: Nantes
• Courtney Long: Rennes
7
• French Events
• Poem: La Provence by
8
Lauren Miller
• Poem: Les Senteurs de la
France by Madeline
Coughlin
“Images: A Reflection
of Cultures,” held in
November 2010, included a traditional
dance from the region of Brittany in
France. Claire
Fouilleul, the Native
Assistant from Brittany, directed the
dance.
Photo by Greg Olgers, Public Relations Office, Hope College
Hope French
Graduates 19912011
KATHRYN BIRCH, 1996:
Currently
working
mostly
at
home
with
two
young
sons
and
a
daughter
on
the
way.
She
works
part‐time
as
a
psychologist
doing
psycho‐educational
evalua‐
tions
for
children
with
learning
difficulties.
“
ceived
such
an
extraordinary
education
that
pre‐
pared
me
for
this
incredible
career
as
a
profes‐
sor!”
MICHAEL BRINKS, 1999:
A
third‐year
Ph.D.
stu‐
dent
in
History
at
the
University
of
Illinois
at
Ur‐
bana‐Champaign,
his
French
major
and
semester
in
Paris
sparked
his
interest
in
medieval
Europe
and
allows
him
access
to
more
information
in
his
field
as
well
as
providing
a
stepping‐stone
for
learning
Latin.
JENNI WARREN CALLENDAR, 1999:
Currently
French
would
be
what
I
call
the
‘X­Factor’
that
provided
me
with
the
experiences,
the
viewpoints,
and
the
oppor­
tunities
that
few
in
my
class
have
had.
Keeps
up
with
the
language
by
watching
French
newscasts
online.
ROCHELLE TEDESCO, 1997: has
taken
a
break
from
practicing
law
to
stay
home
with
her
two
young
daughters.
Both
girls
have
been
learn‐
ing
French
since
they
started
in
the
local
"Maman
et
moi"
classes.
Last
year
Rochelle
and
her
husband
David
('96)
put
their
French
skills
to
good
use
during
a
week
of
traveling
in
Paris
and
the
Loire
Valley.
In
her
free
time,
Rochelle
serves
on
the
Board
of
Directors
of
Noroton
Presbyterian
Nursery
School
and
vol‐
unteers
as
the
director
of
its
library.
ERIC BECKER, M.D., 1998:
Dr.
Becker,
one
of
the
first
students
from
Hope
to
attend
the
pro‐
gram
‘France
for
the
Pre‐Med’
in
Nice,
is
now
a
family
physician
working
in
Midland,
MI.
His
French
has
helped
with
mission
trips
to
Haiti.
STACY MACKOWIAK AYOTTE, 1999:
Associ‐
ate
Professor
of
French
at
the
University
of
Montevallo
in
Alabama.
“I
feel
truly
blessed
to
have
gone
to
Hope
College
and
to
have
re‐
”
teaching
French
at
the
middle
and
high
schools
in
Grandville,
MI.
Jenni
has
been
able
to
travel
with
students
to
Canada
and
France.
JULIE MEYERS, 1999:
Graduated
from
the
Univer‐
sity
of
Chicago
in
August
2011
with
a
doctorate
in
French
language
and
literature
and
is
an
adjunct
professor
of
French
at
Lesley
University
in
Cam‐
bridge,
Massachusetts.
KARIN STEVENS, 1999:
Currently
a
Senior
Man‐
ager
at
Accenture
in
Chicago,
IL.
ALISON HATHAWAY, 2001:
Completed
graduate
school
in
International
Development
and
Public
Administration
and
currently
works
in
Washing‐
ton
DC
at
FEMA’s
Individual
and
Community
Pre‐
paredness
Division
as
well
as
runs
a
photography
business.
She
used
her
French
during
internships
in
Cambodia
and
South
Africa
for
the
United
Na‐
tions.
CARRIE OLSON JERUZAL, 2001: As
a
K‐12
Art
Teacher,
she
has
traveled
with
students
to
Paris,
London,
Spain
and
Costa
Rica.
She
has
received
fellowships
for
summer
professional
develop‐
ment
study
in
Japan
and
China.
Carrie
writes,
“My
experience
as
a
French
Major
has
given
me
the
confidence
and
ambition
to
see,
do,
and
learn
more
about
culture,
art
and
the
world.”
MARIA CIPOLONE ZIEMER, 2001:
Current
Man‐
ager
of
the
ProQuest
Graduate
Education
Pro‐
gram,
which
provides
online
research
tools.
She
is
responsible
for
presenting
training
in
French
to
librarians
in
Quebec,
which
she
frequently
visits.
ANGELA HOBBS, 2001: teaches
English
as
a
second
language
at
Chabot
College
in
Hayward,
CA.
Her
experience
as
a
French
major
has
led
her
to
cultivate
a
love
of
learning
languages
and
cultures.
KATHLEEN DAVENPORT, 2004:
Currently
in
her
final
year
of
residency
in
Physical
Medicine
and
Rehabilitation
at
the
University
of
Washington
in
Seattle,
WA.
French
has
aided
in
her
personal
travels
and
with
French‐speaking
patients.
Continued on page 4
page 2
Hope College French Newsletter: Fall 2011
Paris: The City of
Lights and Opportunity
by Katherine Kirby
Katherine will graduate in 2012 with a Hope College
degree in Art History and French.
•••
It
was
the
first
week
of
my
semester
abroad
study
in
Paris.
I
sat
in
Art
et
Architecture
en
France
de
1500
à
1700
as
the
session
covering
the
transition
into
Gothic
Architecture
came
to
a
close.
As
we
all
began
to
pack
away
our
books,
Mme
Renée
Moll
explained
that
this
would
be
the
first
of
many
visits;
we
were
to
meet
at
5:00
at
the
Basilique
Saint
Denis,
the
very
first
Gothic
Cathedral.
I
was
overwhelmed
with
my
luck,
re‐
alizing
that
real
concrete
and
canvas
would
be‐
come
more
important
than
my
textbook.
Amaz‐
ing
opportunities
like
this
quickly
became
eve‐
ryday
occurrences
during
my
semester
in
Paris.
As
an
Art
History
&
French
double
major,
the
City
of
Lights
cannot
be
rivaled
in
an
academic
sense.
I
studied
with
IES
Abroad
Paris
in
the
French
Studies
program,
and
was
able
to
take
mostly
Art
History
courses.
Fortunately,
my
professors
understood
that
while
textbooks
and
lectures
are
useful,
the
true
power
of
art
cannot
be
taught,
only
experienced.
Through
these
classes,
I
went
to
the
Louvre,
Centre
Pompidou,
Notre
Dame
de
Paris,
and
the
Musée
d’Orsay
more
times
than
I
can
count,
on
top
of
field
trips
to
Versailles,
the
residence
of
artist
Maurice
Denis,
Notre
Dame
at
Reims,
Monet’s
residence
at
Giverny,
and
many
smaller,
yet
extremely
significant
museums
and
exhibitions.
Beyond
the
daily
cultural
experiences
offered
through
my
classes,
opportunity
was
presented
to
me
at
a
different,
more
personal
level;
I
had
the
opportunity
to
attend
a
“vernissage”,
or
a
private,
invite‐only
showing
to
an
art
exhibition
before
its
grand
opening
to
the
public,
at
the
Katherine and her roommate in Paris, Malorie Goldblatt from Penn
State University, at the Pyramide du Louvre.
Grand
Palais.
The
exhibition
was
entitled
“Salon
international
du
livre
ancien,
de
l'estampe
et
du
dessin“,
and
my
invitation
to
this
event
allowed
me
the
chance
to
speak
with
internationally
re‐
nowned
art
dealers,
curators
and
collectors
about
the
works.
Being
an
Art
History
student,
Amazing
opportunities
quickly
became
everyday
occurrences
during
my
semester
in
Paris.
as
well
as
one
of
the
youngest
people
at
the
ex‐
hibition,
caused
multiple
dealers
to
take
inter‐
est
in
me,
taking
time
to
talk
with
me
about
my
future
in
the
art
world
and
even
allowing
me
to
take
centuries
old
manuscripts
out
from
behind
their
protective
glass
casing
to
carefully
peruse
them.
This
past
semester
has
been
defined
by
oppor‐
tunity.
I
am
deeply
grateful
for
these
opportuni‐
ties,
because
they
have
further
opened
my
eyes
to
the
immeasurable
relevance
art
can
hold,
and
they
are
already
affecting
my
future
in
the
art
world
by
opening
doors
to
careers
I
would
have
never
been
exposed
to
or
even
considered.
I
had
always
lived
in
a
textbook,
but
my
expe­
riences
in
Paris
made
me
realize
that
art
is
real,
a
living
and
breathing
organism
that
can
convey
raw
power,
truth
and
passion.
HOPE FRENCH STUDENTS ABROAD 2010-2011
France:
Aix-en-Provence: Carianne Klueck
Rennes:
Courtney Long
Rachel Parada
Kirsten Peterson
Nantes:
Jessalyn Bolkema
Kathryn Lindberg
Gina Veltman
Paris:
Katherine Kirby
Delaney Erickson
Africa:
Cameroon:
Dakar, Senegal:
Morocco:
Rachel Elzinga
Sarah Holbrook
Kristen Dufty
Hannah Rode
Belgium
Paris
Europe:
Brussels, Belgium: Eduardo Ramirez
Christina Nielsen
Megan Scholten
Switzerland:
Lauren Clack
Mariana Janbaih
Joshua Wunderlich
Morocco
Rennes
Nantes
France
Switzerland
Aix-en-Provence
Africa
Senegal
Cameroon
Hope College French Newsletter: Fall 2011
Honors and Awards
Each
spring,
Hope
College
recognizes
its
excep‐
tional
students
at
the
Honors
Convocation.
Students
in
the
French
Department
have
proven
themselves
highly
accomplished
and
multi‐faceted.
Phi
Beta
Kappa
elected
French
Majors
and
Mi‐
nors
to
be
members
of
the
nation’s
oldest
hon‐
orary
society:
Nicole
Buccella,
Jacob
Douma,
Julia
Peterson,
Rachel
Sikkema,
Kevin
Sou­
bly,
Lyndi
Weener.
From
the
Department
of
Modern
and
Classical
Languages,
the
Linda
D.
Palmer
Memorial
Award
in
French
was
given
to
Abraham
De
La
Rosa
and
Corinne
Schild,
the
Marguerite
Prins
French
Award
to
Lauren
Clack,
Julia
Peterson,
and
Jamie
Poppema,
and
the
French
Faculty
Book
Award
to
Katlyn
Martin
and
Jeffrey
Vre­
denburg.
Jeffrey
Vredenburg
was
awarded
a
Fulbright
Scholarship,
the
Technos
Interna‐
tional
Prize,
and
a
“Special
Senior
Award,”
as
well.
Amy
Rollefson
was
awarded
AATF
Out‐
standing
Senior
in
French
Award.
Jacob
Douma
received
the
Ray
De
Young
His‐
tory
Prize.
Delaney
Erickson
received
the
Stanley
Harrington
Art
Award
and
Nicole
Buc­
cella
was
awarded
the
John
Montgomery
Wil‐
son
Award
in
Art
History.
The
Chemistry
De‐
partment
Service
Award
was
given
to
Alyssa
Cassabaum.
The
A.A.
Raven
Prize
in
Communication
was
given
to
Julia
Peterson
and
Charles
Patchak
became
a
Baker
Scholar
through
the
Depart‐
ment
of
Economics,
Management
and
Account‐
ing.
Above: Special awards
evening at Dimnent
Chapel
Right: Pi Delta Phi
(French Honorary Society) Ceremony
page 3
Faculty News
Anne Larsen was co-organizer,
chair, and commentator of several
panels on “Early Modern Women
and their Mentors and Tutors” and
“Sociability across Borders and Salon Entertainments” at the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference
and the Renaissance Society of
America Conference held in Montreal this past year. She published
three book reviews and an article,
“Teaching Renaissance Women’s Influence on Each Other: The Case of
Catherine des Roches,” in Teaching
French Women Writers of the Renaissance and Reformation. She
mentored the research papers of
two Hope student Mellon Scholars
and helped create the French / Arabic Studies component of the new
French-speaking Culture and Society minor. Her summer travels took
her to Milan and the Italian Lake
Region where she practiced her italiano and relished food, flower, and
flea markets.
Brigitte Hamon-Porter presented a
paper at the M/MLA conference
in Chicago titled “De Traversée de la
Mangrove à La Belle Créole:
La poétique de l’île selon Maryse
Condé” in November 2010. In the
fall, she developed and taught a new
seminar on French-speaking Africa
and the Caribbean. In the spring,
she spent part of her sabbatical doing research at the National Archives for
Overseas Territories
in Aix-en-Provence,
France.
A grant
from the GLCA (New
Direction Initiative
Grant) funded the
study. She researched writers from New
Caledonia,
whose
work span the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
Her findings will be the subject of
articles on Jean Mariotti and the
relationships between Canaques
and Europeans as recorded in the
early century novels. During her
extended stay in France, she reconnected with family and friends, and
visited Brittany,
her
favorite
French province.
At the end of the Spring 2011 semester, Pamela Edwards underwent shoulder surgery to repair a
torn rotator cuff and spent the
summer working diligently at
physical therapy (thank you students for your ‘get well’ wishes!).
She was able to enjoy a wonderful
family vacation out west, travelling
by car to the Canadian Rockies and
many other sites including our
great national parks, thus putting a
huge dent in the family’s bucket
list! It was gorgeous and the family
had a wonderful time together.
Isabelle Chapuis-Alvarez defended
with success her Doctoral Thesis in
Greek titled “Étude sur l’Évolution
du Thème des Oiseaux de Nuit dans
la Grèce Ancienne, Médiévale et
Moderne.” at the Sorbonne University, in Paris, France, in October
2010. She presented a paper titled
“‘Au secours! La dictée revient!’ :
Le retour en force du bon usage du
français à l’école et au travail en
France” last March during the annual meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science, Art and Letters.
During the 2010-2011 academic
year, she developed three new
courses: the French III course, a
new seminar on French Culture and
Literature titled “La France et les
Français en question(s),” and the
French Conversation course taught
in May, and she is currently
putting together the new Life
Writings course to be taught in
the Fall ’11. While in France
during her summer family vacation, she enjoyed sight-seeing
and gastronomic specialties in
the PACA (Provence Côte
d’Azur) and the Rhône-Alpes
regions, Burgundy and the
Loire regions, before immersing herself in the vibrant
cultural life of the capital.
page 4
Graduates
1991-2011
Continued from page 1
ELIZABETH FOSTER STEENWYK, 2004:
Currently
the
Assistant
Registrar
and
Transfer
Student
Advisor
at
Hope,
Mrs.
Steenwyk
provides
academic
advising
for
students
regarding
study
abroad
programs
and
major
requirements.
HANNAH REDDICK GUEDENET, 2004:
French
was
essential
during
Mrs.
Guedenet’s
three
years
as
a
Peace
Corps
Volunteer
in
Guinea
and
as
she
worked
with
policymakers
in
Rwanda.
She
is
currently
working
for
a
nutrition
and
ag‐
riculture
project
for
Africa
and
Asia
and
has
married
into
a
French
family.
ANNE STEVENS, 2004:
With
majors
in
French
and
Management,
Ms.
Stevens
has
worked
for
several
French‐owned
companies
in
operations
and
human
re‐
sources.
She
has
recently
finished
a
Mas‐
ter’s
in
Migration
Studies
at
the
Univer‐
sity
of
Kent’s
Brussels
School
of
Interna‐
tional
Studies.
DENISA ALEXANDRESCU MATEEV,
2005: After
obtaining
her
MHA
from
Grand
Valley
State
University
in
2007,
she
has
been
working
for
3
years
for
the
Accreditation
Association
for
Ambula‐
tory
Health
Care.
She
now
lives
in
Chi‐
cago,
IL
with
her
family,
while
working
towards
a
clinical
degree
in
Medical
Laboratory
Science
and
juggling
a
career
at
the
same
time.
DANIELA BANU, 2006: Currently
a
graduate
student
in
applied
mathematics
with
an
emphasis
in
computational
biol‐
ogy
at
UW‐Madison
ELISE EDWARDS, 2006:
Works
for
the
U.S.
Department
of
State
as
an
Office
Management
Specialist
in
the
Foreign
Service.
She
used
her
French
on
a
daily
basis
while
assigned
to
the
embassy
in
Kinshasa,
Democratic
Republic
of
Congo.
She
has
also
worked
for
Secretary
Hil‐
lary
Clinton
doing
advance
work
for
her
travel
overseas.
Ms.
Edwards
will
return
to
Paris
in
2012
as
the
assistant
to
the
political
chief
at
the
U.S.
Embassy.
JOSHUA CUMMINGS, 2007:
Working
as
a
financial
counselor
and
a
graduate
stu‐
dent
at
Loyola
University
Chicago.
He
aims
to
be
a
high
school
French
teacher.
ERIN HAWKINSON, 2007:
Currently
a
6th
grade
writing
teacher.
In
the
past,
Erin
has
taught
French
and
leads
an
In‐
ternational
Club
after
school.
She
con‐
tinues
her
travels
to
France
for
church
planting.
ALEXA JANSMA, 2008:
Currently
in
her
fourth
year
of
veterinary
school
at
Ross
University/Iowa
State.
In
the
coming
months
she
will
be
completing
two
ex‐
ternships
in
francophone
countries:
one
in
Morocco
and
another
at
L’école
Na‐
tionale
Vétérinaire
d’Alfort,
near
Paris,
France.
STÉLIOS ALVAREZ, 2008:
completed
his
Masters
of
Business
Administration
at
Grand
valley
State
University
in
2010
with
an
emphasis
in
International
Mar‐
keting.
After
working
at
the
GVSU
Center
…continued on page 8
Hope College French Newsletter: Fall 2011
‘Frarabic’?: Journey to Morocco
by Kristen Dufty (2012)
ABOVE: KRISTEN (RIGHT) WITH HER HOST BROTHER AYOUB AND FRIEND
HANNAH RODE (2011) ENJOY COUSCOUS AS A PART OF MOROCCAN CUISINE.
As
I
was
searching
out
a
place
to
fulfill
my
study
abroad
requirement
I
had
no
idea
what
I
was
getting
myself
into.
I
had
been
taking
French
for
only
2
semesters
in
College
and
my
heart,
pas‐
sion,
and
focus
were
on
the
Arabic
population.
What
seemed
like
a
mess
of
unorganized
pas‐
sions
and
random
classes
that
I
had
taken
throughout
my
life
actually
turned
into
a
dream
come
true.
I
studied
abroad
in
Morocco
with
the
program
SIT.
I
lived
with
a
host
family
in
the
old
walled
city
of
Rabat
and
took
3
hours
of
inten‐
sive
Arabic
a
day,
along
with
around
3
hours
of
cultural
and
human
rights
studies.
I
had
no
prior
experience
in
Arabic,
but
out
of
necessity,
need‐
less
to
say,
I
learned
the
language
quite
rapidly.
However,
I
spoke
French
with
my
family
and
shopkeepers
along
with
other
tourists
when‐
ever
miscommunication
arose,
or
if
I
simply
could
not
remember
the
Arabic
words
for
some‐
thing.
I
began
speaking
in
what
I
would
like
to
call
‘Frarabic’,
a
combination
of
Arabic
and
French,
which
is
quite
normal
for
a
former
colo‐
nial
country.
Arabic
countries
once
colonized
by
the
French
still
have
most
of
their
education,
medical,
and
government
systems
inspired
by
the
French,
while
the
people
of
the
country
speak
a
dialect
of
Arabic.
My
future
career
plan
is
to
live
in
an
Arabic
community
and
provide
health
care
and
education.
I
will
continue
with
both
Arabic
and
French
this
coming
school
year
and
then
go
on
to
Graduate
school
for
a
health
degree.
While
I
was
in
Morocco
I
was
given
the
oppor‐
tunity
to
experience
things
to
which
some
will
never
be
exposed.
One
of
my
favorite
memories
is
going
into
the
Sahara
Desert.
We
dropped
our
stuff
off
at
an
Auberge,
a
small
hotel,
and
slipped
onto
not‐so‐happy
camels
and
began
to
ride
up
huge
sand
dunes.
We
made
it
to
a
rather
gigan‐
tic
peak
to
watch
the
sunset
over
hundreds
of
miles
of
orange
sand.
That
same
night,
late
into
the
night,
with
more
stars
in
the
sky
than
I
had
ever
seen,
my
best
friend
and
I
were
given
the
opportunity
to
ride
four‐wheelers
into
the
de‐
sert,
up
and
down
the
dunes.
Well,
until
the
four‐wheeler
broke
down
and
we
had
to
walk
2
miles
or
so
in
the
Sahara
desert
sand
back
to
our
hotel,
an
experience
I
will
never
forget.
My
other
favorite
memory
is
going
into
a
small
village
town
called
Boujaad.
We
were
all
placed
into
families
and
then
would
be
picked
up
in
a
week.
With
little
knowledge
of
the
Moroccan
dialect
of
Arabic,
I
communicated
with
my
host
mother
and
brother
in
broken
Arabic
and
drew
pictures
that
we
would
giggle
at.
It
was
amazing
how
much
we
could
communicate
without
knowing
each
other’s
language.
And
yet
they
cared
for
me
so
much
and
made
sure
that
I
was
safe
and
comfortable.
I
have
never
experienced
such
amazing
hospitality.
I
will
never
forget
this
experience
for
it
truly
changed
my
life.
I
simply
love
the
Arabic
culture
and
people.
Choosing
to
go
to
Morocco
gave
me
confidence
in
the
degree
I
am
seeking
and
in
my
future
career
goals.
A new French-Arabic Studies minor is
being offered this fall at Hope College.
Hope College French Newsletter: Fall 2011
Celebration of Student Research
the
Maghreb,”
CHELSEA WIESE
(2012)
pre‐
sented
the
condition
of
Algerian
and
Moroccan
women.
She
explores
the
social
reforms
of
King
Mohammed
VI
of
Morocco
in
2004.
Even
with
his
steps
toward
equality,
injustices
toward
women
th
At
the
11 Annual
Celebration
of
Undergraduate
will
not
cease
without
a
change
of
mindset
in
Research
and
Performance,
in
April
2011,
several
Maghrebi
men.
Hope
College
French
students
presented
their
re‐
search.
The
goal
of
National
Undergraduate
Research
Week
is
hands‐on
collaboration
between
students
and
professors.
It
gives
students
an
opportunity
to
learn
individually
and
cooperatively
with
their
pro‐
fessors.
The
following
stu‐
dents
were
mentored
by
French
Professors
Isabelle
Chapuis‐
Alvarez
and
Anne
Larsen
(Professor
Hamon‐Porter
was
on
sabbatical
leave):
The
January
2010
earthquake
in
Haiti
The
French
Department
is
in
its
Fourth
year
of
mentoring
students
who
have
presented
their
re‐
search
on
many
topics
related
to
French
artists,
in‐
tellectuals,
political
figures,
dramatists
and
novelists.
page 5
Top Cinematic Nouveautés
Farewell.
A
film
by
Christian
Carion.
(2009).
This
political
thrill‐
er
portrays
the
real‐
life
events
of
"one
of
the
most
important
espionage
cases
of
the
20th
century,"
(according
to
form‐
er
President
Ronald
Reagan).
At
the
height
of
the
Cold
War,
in
an
effort
towards
Soviet
re‐
form,
Grigoriev,
a
soviet
KGB
officer,
de‐
cides
to
leak
information
to
the
French
government,
choosing
Pierre
Froment,
an
unsuspecting
French
engineer
based
in
Moscow,
as
an
intermediary.
In
order
to
strengthen
relations
with
the
US,
then‐
President
of
the
French
Republic,
Fran‐
çois
Mitterand,
decides
to
pass
this
im‐
portant
data
on
to
Ronald
Reagan.
Will
Froment
and
his
family
escape
and
what
will
become
of
Grigoriev?
Of
Gods
and
Men.
A
French Faculty and students at Celebration for Student Research: L to R Prof. Anne Larsen,
wiped
out
all
shel‐
film
by
Xavier
ter,
hospitals
and
Joe Habbouche, Chelsea Wiese, Gretchen Baldwin, Prof. Isabelle Chapuis-Alvarez, Julia PeBeauvois.
(2010).
terson,
Delaney
Erikson,
native
assistant
Claire
Fouilleul,
Abraham
De
La
Rosa.
governmental
buil‐
The
winner
of
the
dings.
In
the
wake
grand
prix
at
Festi‐
of
the
disaster,
val
de
Cannes,
Of
birth
and
family
records
were
de‐stroyed,
causing
Gods
and
Men
tells
major
problems
for
the
many
Americans
eager
to
the
story
of
Trap‐
adopt
Haitian
children
who
could
possibly
be
or‐ phaned
after
the
quake.
In
her
research
paper
enti‐ pist
monks
living
in
tled,
“Rescuing
Haiti’s
Next
Generation,”
DELANEY
Algeria
when
the
With
a
total
of
only
27
Hope
College
students
cho‐
ERICKSON
(2012)
explores
whether
or
not
U.S.
civil
war
broke
out.
adoptive
families
are
a
good
fit
for
the
children
who
sen
to
present
at
the
2011
National
Conference
In
1996,
nine
of
on
Undergraduate
Research
(NCUR)
at
Ithaca
lost
their
parents
in
this
disaster.
College
in
New
York,
JULIA PETERSON
(2011)
these
monks
were
ABRAHAM DE LA ROSA
(2011)
researched
presented
her
research
on
Algerian
playwright
kidnapped
and
be‐
some
of
the
most
influential
post‐colonialist
voices:
Slimane
Benaïssa
and
the
relationship
between
his
headed
by
Islamic
extremists.
The
film
Martiniquais
Aimé
Césaire
and
his
daughter
Michèle
play,
Marianne
et
le
Marabout
(1993)
and
the
portrays
the
eruption
of
violence
after
a
Césaire.
In
his
paper,
“The
Ship
Inside
A
Tempest:
unique
and
fragmented
identities
of
Algerian
im‐ previously
peaceful
cohabitation.
This
The
Post‐Colonialist
Arguments
of
Aimé
Césaire
and
migrants
in
France.
War,
colonization,
decoloniza‐ film
led
to
a
resurgence
of
interest
in
Ca‐
Michèle
Césaire,”
Abe
endeavors
to
explain
the
cor‐ tion
and
assimilation
define
France
and
Algeria’s
tholicism
in
France.
relation
between
the
two
authors
and
analyze
their
unique
relationship.
The
waves
of
immigration
criticism
of
the
inequality
and
economic
instability
from
Algeria
and
the
French
pride
in
their
homo‐
that
resulted
from
colonization
and
decolonization.
geneous
society
are
tied
together
by
a
fundamen‐
tal
racism
towards
these
immigrants.
Julia
shows
In
her
paper,
“Attempting
to
Silence
a
People:
The
that
the
work
of
Benaïssa
“forges
a
common
iden‐
Oppression
of
the
Berbers
in
North
Africa,”
tity
among
Algerian
immigrants.”
GRETCHEN BALDWIN
(2012)
examines
spe‐
cific
violations
of
human
rights
and
discriminating
The
NCUR
is
a
celebration
and
policies
enacted
by
North
African
governments,
spe‐ promotion
of
undergraduate
stu‐
dent
achievement
that
first
began
cifically
Algeria,
against
the
Berbers.
in
1987.
NCUR
welcomes
present‐
JOE HABBOUCHE
(2012)
researched
the
after‐ ers
from
all
areas
of
academia
and
math
of
the
catastrophic
earthquake
that
hit
Haiti
in
from
all
undergraduate
institu‐
2010
in
his
paper,
“Haiti:
A
Country
to
be
Rebuilt.”
tions
in
the
United
States.
Julia
With
the
unorganized
and
inefficient
aid
from
the
also
gave
this
presentation
at
United
States,
Joe
shows
that
the
US’
unilateral
aid
Hope’s
Celebration
of
Under‐
reveals
deeper
problems.
Haiti,
a
country
affected
by
graduate
Research
and
Creative
disasters
and
socio‐economic
instability
since
its
in‐ Performance
in
April
2011.
dependence
from
France
in
1825,
is
in
need
of
help
to
build
their
infrastructures
in
order
to
bring
the
Julia Peterson (’11) and her presentation poster for NCUR and the
country
true
independence.
Celebration of Student Research at Hope.
In
her
paper
“Oppression
and
Injustice
for
Women
in
page 6
Hope College French Newsletter: Fall 2011
didn’t
anticipate
that
I
would
cry
equally
as
hard
when
I
left
Nantes,
my
new
home,
my
life
there
and
the
people
I’d
grown
to
love
so
dearly.
I
honestly
could
continue
writing
for
pages
about
life
in
my
perfect
city,
Nantes,
with
its
friendly
bakeries,
and
its
beautiful
mote
around
the
Château
des
ducs
de
Bretagne,
which,
in
the
springtime,
is
filled
with
sunbathers
and
young
amants.
I
loved
the
bustling
and
friendly
city,
taking
public
transportation
and
enjoying
the
traditional
Breton
cider
and
galettes.
It
was
truly
une
belle
vie.
A New Home in Nantes
I
fell
in
love
with
the
French
life,
but
I
also
loved
my
Study
Abroad
program
(IES
Nantes)
and
the
courses
I
took
(except
grammar).
IES
really
helped
me
to
adjust
quickly
to
the
city
and
avoid
making
faux
pas
in
French
etiquette
(addressing
people
older
than
oneself
as
“vous”
is
much
more
important
than
I
realized!).
I
also
sincerely
took
some
of
the
best
courses
I’ve
had
throughout
college.
Studying
French
politics,
religion
and
art,
I
not
only
learned
new
information,
but
I
was
able
to
understand
old
issues
from
a
completely
new
perspective.
Although
Nantes
is
a
lively
city,
some
of
my
fa‐
vorite
adventures
throughout
the
semester
by Gina Veltman (2012)
were
traveling
through
France.
There
were
sev‐
eral
fieldtrips
with
IES
to
sites
around
the
coun‐
Gina is from Grand Rapids, MI and will complete a
try:
several
of
the
Châteaux
de
la
Loire
straight
double major in French and International Studies. She is out
of
fairy‐tales,
Le
Mont‐St.
Michel
(my
abso‐
pictured above (left) with several friends in Nantes.
lute
favorite!),
the
beaches
of
Normandy
and
even
a
vineyard
for
a
picnic
and
wine
tasting.
I
•••
also
did
some
of
my
own
travels
to
the
French
My
life
in
France
is
most
memorable
to
me
not
cities
of
Nice
and
Lyon
(plus
a
trip
to
Rome!)
because
of
the
amazing
monuments
I
saw
(truly
during
my
school
breaks.
spectacular!)
or
the
mouth‐watering
croissants
I
My
semester
abroad
goes
way
beyond
prepar‐
ate
(several
times
a
week
on
my
way
to
class),
ing
me
for
a
career!
Perhaps
a
bit
cliché,
but
liv‐
but
because
of
the
home
I
found
there.
My
won‐ ing
in
Nantes
has
prepared
me
for
the
future
derful
semester
was
due
in
large
part
to
the
peo‐ and
has
enhanced
my
life
in
the
present.
I
be‐
“I
have
developed
a
better
understanding
of
a
new
culture,
an
appreciation
for
differences,
giving
me
the
ability
to
collabo­
rate
in
our
global
society”
ple
I
met
and
the
conversations
in
which
we
ex‐
changed
opinions
and
viewpoints,
intimate
sto‐
ries
and
weekend
plans.
When
I
reflect
on
my
time
in
Nantes,
my
mind
highlights
the
people
I
will
never
forget:
my
host‐mom
Annie
with
her
kitchen
walls
plastered
with
facts
and
statistics,
forcing
any
guest
to
confront
the
pressing
issues
we
often
ignore:
racism,
injustice,
poverty
and
environmentalism.
I
remember
the
night
we
sat
in
front
of
the
map
on
the
wall
for
hours,
“unrav‐
eling
the
problems
of
the
world
all
in
one
night,”
as
my
host‐mom
said.
I
think
about
Annie
show‐
ing
me
(nervous
and
shy)
off
to
her
neighbors
with,
“Voilà
ma
nouvelle
fille!”
(Here
is
my
new
daughter!).
Nantes
is
Madame
Rouchet,
the
com‐
passionate
directrice
of
IES
Nantes,
with
her
short,
chic,
white
hairstyle
and
her
pink‐
lipsticked
smile,
so
quintessentially
French.
It’s
taking
walks
along
the
Elbe
River
through
the
centreville
with
cones
of
gelato
and
my
French‐
Senegalese
best
friend,
Anta.
I
left
my
American
home
with
tears
and
a
sense
of
dread
about
the
coming
four
months,
but
I
came
exponentially
more
independent
and
con‐
fident
in
my
own
abilities.
I
learned
that
there
is
a
time
to
speak,
but
there
is
also
a
time
to
be
quiet
and
listen,
which
sometimes
means
giving
no
answers
or
opinions.
Though
I
felt
I
was
already
culturally
tolerant,
my
understanding
and
also
the
solidarity
I
now
feel
for
aliens
in
my
country
have
grown.
I
am
not
only
confident
in
my
language
skills,
but
have
developed
a
better
understanding
of
a
new
culture,
an
appreciation
for
differences,
giving
me
the
ability
to
collaborate
in
our
global
soci‐
ety.
I
could
not
be
more
grateful
for
the
lessons
learned
in
Nantes
and
the
people
who
helped
me
learn
them.
It
is
a
wonderful
feeling
that
my
years
of
studying
the
French
language
have
provided
me
with
such
irreplaceable
opportuni‐
ties:
to
form
friendships
across
the
ocean,
to
learn
from
a
different
culture
and
to
understand
and
be
understood.
Notre-Dame
a poem by Natalie Woodberry
Cette
cathédrale
majestueuse
a
pour
nom
Notre‐
Dame,
C'est
la
maison
de
Dieu
sur
terre,
d'où
s'élèvent
les
prières
De
ceux
qui,
en
la
bâtissant,
y
ont
laissé
leur
âme,
Leur
adoration
et
leur
cœur
emprisonnés
dans
ses
pierres.
Ceux
qui
de
tous
horizons
et
de
tous
âges
y
viennent
Pour
adorer
Dieu
et
pratiquer
leur
foi
Se
retrouvent
au
carrefour
de
la
communauté
chré‐
tienne
Et
la
présence
de
Dieu
est
si
forte
qu'ils
en
restent
cois.
Pour
les
croyants
qui
s'y
rendent,
elle
montre
le
chemin
Vers
l’amour
de
Dieu,
le
grand
Créateur.
Ses
tours
qui
s’élèvent
vers
le
ciel
témoignent
du
be‐
soin
De
connaître
sa
majesté
du
fond
du
cœur.
Enveloppés
de
la
douce
lueur
des
cierges,
Des
croyants
adressent
toujours
leurs
prières
Au
même
Dieu,
assis
sur
les
mêmes
sièges
Remplaçant
les
ombres
oubliées
de
leurs
pères.
Les
mêmes
tours
depuis
presque
mille
ans
s'offrent
à
nos
yeux
Elles
qui
ont
durant
tout
ce
temps
servi
à
unir
Les
hommes
qui,
à
travers
les
siècles,
les
cultures,
et
les
lieux
Cherchent
Dieu
qui,
pour
cette
raison
continueront
d'y
venir.
Son
nom
évoque
celui
de
Sainte‐Marie
La
Sainte‐Vierge,
la
mère
de
l’Enfant
Dont
le
nom
est
désormais
béni
Car
c'est
celui
du
Roi
triomphant.
Les
cantiques
et
les
prières
s'élèvent
toujours
plus
haut
Et
Dieu
renvoie
du
ciel
ses
bienfaits
généreux.
Ces
échanges
sont
sacrés
et
il
n'y
a
rien
de
plus
beau
Que
l’adoration
des
hommes
pour
leur
Dieu
et
son
amour
pour
eux.
The following additional poems are included in the
online version of the newsletter:
Les Senteurs de la France by Madeline Coughlin
La Provence by Lauren Miller
Hope College French Newsletter: Fall 2011
page 7
Mastering the Language in Rennes
by Courtney Long (2012)
Courtney is from Canton, MI and will graduate
with a Biology Major and French Minor.
•••
Since
Middle
school,
I
have
been
enchanted
with
the
French
language
and
culture,
so
at
Hope
Col‐
lege,
I
minored
in
French
and
finished
some
of
my
last
courses
by
studying
abroad
in
France.
Spring
Semester
2011
under
the
CIEE
program,
I
studied
abroad
in
Rennes,
France.
taking
tests,
and
reading
my
dictionary
really
did
prepare
me
for
that
moment
and
so
much
more.
I
wasn’t
just
repeating
whatever
he
said;
I
was
having
a
conversation
where
he
understood
what
I
was
saying,
and
enjoyed
speaking
with
me.
It
was
experiences
like
that,
“I learned that all those years repeating
verbs on flashcards, taking tests, and reading
my dictionary really did prepare me.”
One
of
my
favorite
memories
happened
the
day
I
arrived
in
France.
I
had
my
first
real
conversa‐
tion
in
French
with
a
taxi
driver
who
had
no
idea
where
my
hostel
was,
and
after
saying
so,
threw
me
a
giant
road
map
and
asked
me
to
look
up
and
tell
him
the
directions!
For
me,
that
sums
up
my
experience
in
France.
I
learned
that
all
those
years
repeating
verbs
on
flashcards,
where
I
was
interact‐
ing,
and,
not
just
per‐
forming,
but
playing
a
role
in
the
conversation
that
only
strengthened
my
resolve
to
keep
French
in
my
life.
It
is
exhilarating
to
know
that
you
can
speak
and
be
understood.
French
has
now
be‐
come
a
tool
I
can
use
along
with
my
future
de‐
gree
in
Biology
to
go
and
work
in
other
French‐speaking
countries.
The
small
city
of
Rennes
allowed
me
learn
at
my
own
pace,
and
fall
in
love
with
the
little
places
I
could
visit
again
and
again.
The
memories
will
stay
with
me
forever,
and
I
know
that
in
the
future
I
will
be
back.
French Cultural Events Educate and Inspire
During
the
school‐year
at
Hope,
the
French
De‐
partment
organizes
and
offers
many
activities
and
conferences
pertaining
to
anything
“French.”
Here’s
a
brief
glimpse
into
the
five
fas‐
cinating
speaker
events
organized
during
the
2010‐2011
school
year.
In
October,
a
conference
brought
to
the
Hope
community
Dr.
Emmanuel
Yewah,
Professor
of
French
at
Albion
College,
who
delivered
a
pres‐
entation
entitled
“African
Immigration
in
the
US:
A
Fresh
Approach.”
An
immigrant
from
Camer‐
oon,
Dr.
Yewah
explained
the
false
perceptions
and
myths
of
both
America
and
Africa
during
the
immigration
exchange.
A
French
student
re‐
Dr. Emmanuel Yewah (Left) and co-author Dr. Dimeji
Togunde show their new book, Across the Atlantic: African Immigrants in the United States Diaspora.
counts
the
lecture
that
highlighted
one
such
myth,
“Africa
is
perceived
as
a
dark,
mythical
continent
while
America
is
viewed
as
the
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey,
where
money
grows
on
trees.”
As
a
part
of
Hope’s
annual
Critical
Issues
Symposium,
Hope
grad
Lauren
Hinkle
Janes
(2004),
who
is
now
a
doctoral
candidate
at
UCLA
in
History,
presented
“Dealing
with
Dis‐
gust:
Colonial
Foods
and
Exotic
Eating
in
Inter‐
war
Paris.”
She
discussed
the
influence
of
colo‐
nization
on
French
cuisine
during
the
1920s
and
1930s.
She
explained
the
psychology
of
eating
as
well
as
the
French
struggle
to
adapt
to
new
exotic
foods
during
this
time
period.
French
student
Lauren
Miller
reflects,
“I
learned
that
eating
is
much
more
than
filling
one’s
stomach.
It
is
a
cultural
process
that
is
steeped
in
symbolism.”
In
November,
the
French
Cul‐
tural
Studies
Colloquium
and
the
De‐
partment
of
Political
Science
spon‐
sored
the
presentation,
“Rwanda,
A
Nation
to
Mend,”
given
by
Professor
Manasse
Mugemana.
His
speech
passionately
and
powerfully
re‐
counted
the
history
of
Belgian
coloni‐
zation
in
Rwanda,
the
Belgian
creation
of
the
‘elite’
Tutsi
class
and
the
resulting
1994
genocide
driven
by
the
oppressed
Hutu
ethnic
group.
Mugemana
explained
how
pre‐
colonized
Rwandans
saw
each
other
as
equals,
even
naming
themselves
Abanyar­
wanda,
“the
people
of
Rwanda,”
but
the
bru‐
tal
colonial
rule
directly
caused
the
eruption
of
violence
and
destruction
of
their
society.
Most
importantly,
Professor
Mugemana
called
for
an
effort
to
fix
the
situation
and
to
avoid
the
“deadly”
lumping
together
of
groups.
In
the
spring,
Dr.
Matt
DeJongh
from
Hope’s
Computer
Science
Department
pre‐
sented
“The
DeJonghs
in
France:
A
Six‐Month
Séjour
in
Bordeaux.”
Funded
by
the
U.S.
Ful‐
bright
Research
Scholars
program,
he
spent
six
months
in
2009
in
France.
Dr.
DeJongh
worked
with
scientists
at
the
University
of
Bordeaux.
He
discussed
the
many
travelling,
living
and
educa‐
tional
experiences
that
his
family
enjoyed
while
living
in
the
Bordeaux
area.
Finally,
the
spring
annual
“Life
After
Hope”
presentation
by
a
French
grad
was
delivered
by
Margaret
Fylstra
(2007).
With
a
Management
and
French
degree,
Fylstra
joined
the
Peace
Corps
after
graduation
and
was
sent
to
Senegal,
Margaret Fylstra (’07) (Right)
where
she
lived
with
a
host
family,
teaching
business‐management
skills
to
local
entrepre‐
neurs,
and
promoting
education
for
African
women
and
nutritional
health
for
all.
Fylstra
re‐
counted
her
3
and
a
half
inspiring,
adventure‐
filled
years
as
a
Peace
Corps
volunteer.
The
French
Department
also
featured
two
‘round
tables’
with
students
who
have
returned
from
studying
abroad
and
of
course,
the
Ciné
Club
with
showings
each
month.
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Graduates 1991-2011 continued from page 4
for
Entrepreneurship
and
Innovation,
he
under‐
took
a
summer
externship
in
Lille,
France
with
a
tech
start‐up.
Upon
his
return,
he
joined
the
Beauty
Division
at
Amway
as
a
Consumer
&
Market
Insights
Analyst.
His
mastery
of
the
French
language
has
grated
him
access
to
a
wealth
of
information
on
the
Beauty
Industry.
LAUREN MARCH, 2008:
Working
as
a
Staff
As‐
sistant
for
U.S.
Senator
Debbie
Stabenow
since
2008.
Her
French
has
served
in
areas
con‐
cerning
immigration,
visa
and
passport
case‐
work.
ALLISON HAWKINS, 2009: Allison
has
acquired
a
Master
of
Arts
degree
in
Contemporary
De‐
sign,
Decorative
Arts,
and
Craft
at
the
Sotheby’s
Institute
of
Art
–
London.
Her
French
major
was
critical
while
studying
original
sources
in
French
and
writing
her
thesis
on
Paul
Poiret,
French
Art
Deco
designer.
Allison
is
now
work‐
ing
in
Denver,
CO
at
a
vintage
furniture
store
Hope College French Newsletter: Fall 2011
specializing
in
modern
and
contemporary
design
classics.
GEORGE KHOURY, 2009: French
has
aided
him
in
providing
new
business
markets
as
he
works
as
the
Operations
Manager
of
Shepherds
Tours
&
Travel,
and
he
has
founded
an
audio‐tech
com‐
pany.
CAITLIN SCHROCK JOHNSON, 2009: Completed
a
Masters
degree
in
TESOL
(Teaching
English
to
Speakers
of
Other
Languages)
from
Cornerstone
University
and
has
been
tutoring
adult
profes‐
sionals
from
Korea
and
Japan.
French
has
pro‐
vided
understanding
and
“confidence
in
navigat‐
ing
cultural
barriers.”
SARAH WILLIAMS, 2009: After
spending
a
year
as
an
English
Assistant
in
Laval,
France,
Sarah
is
working
towards
an
MA
in
Dance
History
at
the
University
of
New
Mexico.
Her
French
major
has
allowed
her
to
use
primary
sourced
materials
re‐
lated
to
the
origins
of
ballet.
La Provence
a poem by Lauren Miller.
Tôt le matin
Lorsque la nature n’est pas encore éveillée
Je prie pour que Ta présence soit renouvelée
Afin qu’elle me guide sur le chemin.
Alors que le soleil se lève
Et commence à briller
Ta bienveillance en moi s’élève
Pour me souhaiter une bonne journée.
Je regarde à travers la fenêtre
Les grands arbres de la forêt
Qui tremblent sous le vent frais
Et leurs ombres semblent prêtes à naître.
Je vois les fleurs
Aux pétales déployés grâce aux soins de l’horticulteur.
Les jeunes filles les cueillent pour leur délicate odeur
Et les promeneurs, en les voyant, sont emplis de bonheur.
La campagne est belle
Toute couverte de champs de lavande
Les oiseaux s’envolent dans le ciel
À la recherche, pour leurs oisillons, d’une offrande.
Chaque arbre qui pousse ici-bas
Chaque oiseau, chaque colombe
Chaque être vivant ou dans sa tombe
Il n’en existe aucun que Dieu ne voit pas
Je connais le Créateur
Il a tout créé sur notre terre
Et, pour nous montrer qu’il prend notre existence à cœur
Il a créé une loi d’amnistie comme corollaire.
Parfois, il y a des nuages noirs
Portés par le vent
Qui annoncent les luttes et la douleur qu’il va y avoir
Et qui essaient d’assombrir Sa lumière en la
cachant.
JULIAN HINSON, 2010:
While
still
at
Hope,
Jul‐
ian
completed
a
summer
in
Nice
with
the
pro‐
gram
‘France
for
the
Pre‐Med’
and
then
worked
as
a
Medical
Scribe.
Now
taking
classes
at
Me‐
harry
Medical
College
in
Tennessee,
he
plans
to
graduate
in
2015.
Julian
writes,
“French
would
be
what
I
call
the
‘X‐Factor’
that
provided
me
with
the
experiences,
the
viewpoints,
and
the
opportunities
that
few
in
my
class
have
had.
This
was
evident
on
the
interview
day,
and
in
many
of
my
interactions
with
classmates.
It
also
doesn’t
hurt
when
trying
to
chat
up
the
Togo‐
lese
girl
in
the
second
row.”
CHRIS TIDMARSH, 2010:
Since
graduating,
has
completed
two
internships
in
organic
farming
and
is
currently
taking
courses
in
organic
farm‐
ing
at
Goshen
College.
JULIA PETERS0N, 2011:
Works
in
the
Conven‐
tions
&
Meetings
Dept.
of
the
American
College
of
Surgeons
in
Chicago,
IL.
Les Senteurs de la France
a poem by Madeline Coughlin.
Le Parfum est comme une couverture qu’on ne peut toucher
Et qui enveloppe tous les sens bien qu’on le porte à même la peau.
Constitué d’éléments naturels savamment agencés
Chacun d'eux est unique et presque impossible à décrire avec des mots.
Le Nez reconnaît les parfums mieux que personne.
En trouvant l'harmonie entre les parfums, il crée des compositions fécondes.
Sans relâche, au mélange d'ingrédients il s’adonne.
Sa vie consiste à créer des parfums d'un autre monde.
La cardamome, un peu épicée a des vertus fantastiques,
Un peu poivrée, mais aussi fraîche, elle est utilisée pour soulager.
La vanille, la plus douce peut complimenter presque
Tous les autres parfums auxquels elle est mélangée.
La lavande est tout simplement l’essence de la France.
Lavande vraie, lavande aspic, lavandin, lavande papillon, chaque variété
Qu’on trouve et cultive dans les champs de Provence
Aime à associer ses baies parfumées à des senteurs boisées.
Le musc reste le composant le plus puissant, le plus cher, le plus luxueux, le plus
fort.
La fleur d’oranger signe de pureté apporte une douce énergie
Tandis que la Reine des fleurs, la Rose est cueillie quand tout le monde s’endort
Presqu’en secret, car elle est plus parfumée durant la nuit.
Toutes ces fragrances évoquent l’amour, elles sont légères, éternelles, douces, et
pures.
Le vrai parfum ne se trouve pas seulement dans une bouteille de Chanel ou de
Givenchy,
C’est le parfum des maisons, des collines, des champs, des fleurs.
C’est celui du soleil, de la mer, de la terre, des baies, et de la pluie.
Mais je n’ai pas peur de la situation
Lorsqu’apparaissent les nuages à l’horizon
Parce que je sais que Sa présence va protéger Ses créations
Alors, je vais rester dans Sa lumière et je
vais tenir bon.
From
the
Editor’s
Desk.
We
celebrate
in
this
issue
the
20th
year
of
Hope’s
French
Newsletter.
Merci
to
all
Hope
French
Grads
who
sent
in
their
wonderful
news.
Your
French
professors
are
proud
of
your
accomplishments
and
lives
of
service.
Un
grand
merci
also
to
Gina
Veltman
(’12)
for
her
editing,
designing
and
formatting
skills
and
to
those
who
submitted
their
essays
on
their
study
abroad
experiences
in
France
and
their
poems
in
French.
Because
of
lack
of
space
in
the
paper
version,
we
have
added
a
number
of
inspiring
student
poems
en
français
to
the
electronic
version
of
the
newsletter.
The
French
Newsletter
is
published
by
the
French
section
and
funded
through
the
Department
of
Modern
and
Classical
Languages.
Please
contact
Anne
Larsen
(alarsen@hope.edu)
for
items
to
be
included
in
next
year’s
issue.
Comments
and
queries
from
alumni
are
always
welcome!