We searched world-wide to bring our readers the finest group of diversified and qualified writers, editors and narrators.  This dynamic team is composed of native French speakers, teachers, travelers, and educators.

Think French Grammar Lessons

Our Grammar Lessons each month are provided by one of the best French Teachers we know: Camille Chevalier-Karfis! Born and raised in Paris, Camille has been teaching French for over 15 years. After years of observing her students struggle with existing teaching methods, Camille developed her own French method geared towards adult speakers.  To complement this unique teaching approach, Camille has written 3 audio novels & has created more than 100 hours of French audio training material.  All books & audio lessons can be found on her site: www.FrenchToday.com.  Camille is also a Think French narrator. She narrates the Think French articles each month with precision and clarity.

Think French Writing Team

Michel Adant was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. Michel is an avid traveler with a passion for learning about other cultures.  He has lived in Mexico and Belgium, traveled widely in Latin America, and taught French to workers in the Cuban tourism industry.  Currently he is living in Montreal, where he has studied French literature at Stanislas College.  His interests include literature, history, biking, meditation and philosophy. He is also a fan of Brazilian music and performs as a percussionist in an Afro-Brazilian band called Zuruba.  After he finishes his B.A. at University of Montreal, he plans to go abroad once again, teaching French in foreign countries.

Christine Sinquin was born in France during the summer solstice of 1970. To be more precise, she was born in Brittany, which explains her affinity for the sea and all its wonders. After studying English, she left for England to teach French  to young, uniformed students who addressed her as 'Miss'. Upon her return to France she picked up her studies where she had left off. She completed her degree in English, and with the modesty of a fresh faced connoisseur of the written word, she set off for Canada to gain fodder so as to put her own pen to paper. Her feet touched ground in that marvelously eclectic city of Montreal. There, she studied translation and met the future father of her son Dorian. Today, Christine earns a living by translating the words of others and, from time to time, etches out a few of her own. And like all those nurtured by the ocean's salty breath, Christine answered the call home. She now shares a home and her Brittany with her son and husband. Good music, good cinema, good food and good friends are never far off.

Gaelle Linard was born in Brest, Brittany, and developed a strong love for her region and the Celtic culture. Following the steps of many Bretons, she dreamed about travels from an early age and dedicated herself to learning new languages. After a two-year English degree in Paris, her studies brought her to Quebec, where she completed a bachelor in Biology. Her itchy feet then led her to South-East Asia, where she is currently living. Gaelle is teaching French in northern Thailand, both to Buddhist monks and lay people. Gaelle also does creative-writing freelance work, as well as English to French translation. In her free time, this human-right enthusiast tries to find ways to strengthen democracy in Burma through local NGOs.

Natacha Kaelig    It's difficult to be from particular country when the whole world belongs to you. This seems to be her motto. After studying medicine, returned to the literature that always was her passion. Works for several years already as freelance writer and translator for many sites, she also manages some cultural blogs and has experience teaching young learners to adults. Speaks in French, English and Russian, has an average level in German and Spanish and looks forward to finally start studying Japanese. Her passion for languages is huge; she believes that each new language we learn, make us closer to those who speak it and help us to understand better them and ourselves. Besides languages, she likes music, travel and collects interesting quotations from all over the world. She is 31 and currently lives in Russia with her son.

Fabienne Flessel, a native French speaker comes from Guadeloupe, FWI. Fabienne has been teaching EFL for the past eight years, to a variety of learners, in France and abroad. She has experience teaching young learners to adults or professionals. However, teaching is not the only way for Fabienne to fulfill her passion for languages! For the past few years she has taken up English to French translation (both professionally and as a volunteer). Being 29 years old now, Fabiene feels that she has experienced quite a lot in her life, but she is still on the go, wanting to learn new things. Fabienne loves discovering new cultures and meeting new people through traveling.

Corinne Martin was born in France but was raised in the Pacific Islands and Caribbean. At 19, after her baccalauréat in languages, she went for a week holiday to Barcelona and decided to stay for five years while working as a language interpreter. Later, back in Paris, she and her husband set off to explore the United States. For 4 years she lived and worked in San Francisco as a Communication and language project manager. After 4 years living in the Bay area, she decided it was time to move back to France. Currently, Corinne is living in the Grenoble area (Alpes). She dedicates her time to multilingual writing projects, translations and proof-reading, while spending precious time cooking, fiddling and having fun with her 4 wonderful children.

Veronique Martin-Place Although being a native from Lyon (France), Veronique defines herself as a world citizen and an experimented expatriate woman. She has already been relocated four times around the globe, including a move back “home” from 2005 to 2008. She lived three years in Norway (1999-2002) and three years in Sri Lanka (2002-2005). She has been living in Chicago, USA, since July 2008. In 2009, she decided to launch her own portable career in the writing and editing industry. She specializes on topics such as expatriation, travel, France and French culture as well as children’s books. Through her website www.writerforever.com Veronique provides freelance writing services such as article writing, editing and book reviews for online magazines, medium and small publishing companies as well as individuals. Veronique holds a PhD in Political Science (University of Montpellier I). She has a ten years professional experience in research and education in France (University of Paris I, Audencia Nantes School of Management) and abroad (NIBR, Norway; French International School of Colombo, Sri Lanka).

Marie J. Girard was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She started her career at nineteen as a young journalist specializing in Politics for a press agency, and then worked several years as a freelance writer for magazines. After finishing law school, she realized being a lawyer was not her true passion and she went back to what she prefers: writing! She traveled to the Middle-East, USA and Europe and finally settled down in Bordeaux, France for 5 years where she wrote 2 books. One of them will be published next spring by Bayard-Novalis Publishers. Marie is currently living back in her hometown, Montreal where she works as a writer, journalist and translator. To learn more about her writing and translation services you can visit her website: www,prolexweb.com

Martine Rhéaume lives on the Plateau Mont-Royal in Montreal, where she takes full advantage of the many contradictions her neighborhood has to offer. Passionate about writing and music, she is finishing a PhD in musicology and teaches music history, all while writing, editing, translating, and proofreading books, articles and texts on a wide variety of subjects. Martine is a marathon and a canicross runner – as soon as her puppy is old enough! –, as well as a snowboarder, all while attending cafés, bars and restaurants that scatter the area. Her eclectic tastes and (her) constant desire to learn new things lead her to write about somewhat unpredictable topics, but she has a style that is her own, that will make you crack a smile.

Think French Narrators
Isabelle Rosier Alzado was born and raised in Paris, France. Trained as an actress and artist, she worked for a theater company in Paris as well as in residence at a castle in the Loire region. After moving to New York City, she continued her work as an actress. Her most acclaimed role was the  “The French Princess” in Shakespeare’s Henry V, opposite Christopher Plummer at the American Shakespeare Festival.  Also interested in teaching French, she co-created and designed a program with drawings and dialogues to facilitate French learning for children.  A certified Waldorf teacher with an Art degree, Isabelle has been teaching for the past 20 years -French and other disciplines to children and adults and is currently working for a foreign language school while offering local translating services.   Isabelle has also developed a way to combine her theater background with her native language by instructing French speaking Improvisation classes. She writes poetry in French or English and has traveled extensively. Isabelle lives on the West coast in the USA where she continues teaching French, painting, writing, and acting.

Think French Editing Team

Laura K. Lawless is a French fanatic and the Think French editor extraordinaire! She works full-time as a "virtual French teacher," writing lessons and other study materials for her site www.french.about.com, visited by students, teachers, and lovers of French from all over the world. She also has sites for Spanish learners (www.elearnspanishlanguage.com) and English learners (www.elearnenglishlanguage.com), and has written 7 books on French and Spanish, most recently Intermediate French for Dummies. Laura currently lives in France.