FV 068: (Part 1) Discover the history of my hometown with greeter Marie-Christine Poisson

Buy Full Notes Marie-Christine Poisson used to be my school teacher when I was around 3 year old but in this episode she will share her passion for the history of my hometown, Montmirail. If you ever travel in the area (Montmirail is only an hour away from Paris, on the road of the Champagne), Marie-Christine can give you a free tour of the town because she volunteers as a greeter. You'll be in good company with this very energetic and extremely passionate (and chatty) woman! Recording this double episode was pretty special for me and I got to learn about 3 historical characters who played an important role in the development of Montmirail. If you love a jump in the past and lots of random interesting facts, you'll enjoy this conversation! Episode Timeline Part 1 Meet Marie-Christine Poisson and her passion Visiting Montmirail with Marie-Christine Where's Montmirail? Part 2 Jean le Bienheureux Origin of the name Montmirail Jean's diplomacy skills Part 3 A Pope in Montmirail! "Les Visiteurs": a famous French comedy More about the show Vocab List château-fort (nm) = fortified castle croyant,e (n) = believer, adherent faire la navette = to commute; to shuttle back and forth maître,maîtresse (n) = school teacher maternelle (nf) = preschool, kindergarten moine (nm) = monk monter un spectacle = to set up a show mur d'enceinte (nm) = outer wall, surrounding wall Pape (nm) = Pope patrimoine = heritage Links & Resources Greeters en Champagne - Marie-Christine Poisson: http://www.greeters-en-champagne.com/fr/828/40/5/N5913CHA05100094/sit/detail/decouvrir-un-greeter Being a Primary School Teacher in Rural France: frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode11 Episode 55 of French voices: Real Life Stories around the Beginning of Railway in Epernay: frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode55 Episode 42: The History and Life of 900 years old Abbey Notre-Dame du Reclus: frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode42 Did you like this podcast? You can support my work by leaving a review on iTunes. Your kind words warm my heart and also help me be found by more passionate learners of French. Merci beaucoup! Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and never miss a new episode!