CHARLY LECLERC
He comes from the area around Poitiers, also known as "the City of 100 steeples", because there are many churches there. He
studied in Bordeaux.
What do you miss about France? What I miss most in France, apart from my family and friends, is of course the food! But I
must also say that I really miss the diversity of French landscapes.
What do you like about the Netherlands? What I like most about the Netherlands is the pleasant living environment. I find
that life here is here much less stressful than in France. The small size of the country makes it easy to move from city to another in a
short time, which are often full of charm!
Why did you choose to teach French? I chose to teach French because I find it a rich and exciting language. It fascinates
me more and more every day! So I decided that I wanted to forward this language and its cultures to those who wanted to discover it.
What is your advice for a rapid progress? My advice for making rapid progress is to practice the language as much as
possible outside of class: listen to/watch films or series or programmes in French, talk to French-speaking friends and colleagues. Being
confronted with the real language is the best way to learn!
LÉA MONGIS
From Toulouse, in the Netherlands since 2018.
What do you like about the Netherlands? I love the Dutch culture's relationship with water in all its forms - the
presence of canals of course, and boats, but also the different engineering systems of dykes, bridges and waterways. ... and even the
relationship with rain! I also really like the balance between city and nature, and the word "Lekker", so flexible!
What is your best memory with your students? I think I feel happiest teaching when I see my students making the French
language their own in their personal lives: understanding a story in French told by their French-speaking father, writing an important
text for their professional activity, succeeding in expressing themselves spontaneously with French-speaking people at a party, making
friends in their new school in France, laughing or crying while reading a book in French, calling their French-speaking grandmother and
speaking to her in her native language.
What is your advice for a rapid progress? My advice to help you progress in French is to be sincerely and personally
involved in your learning: determine 1) your personal goals, 2) what it will mean to you to achieve them, and 3) don't give up,
you'll get there! To make good macaroons, you need to be patient, of course, but above all you need to want to eat them!