PORTRAIT. From the United States to Lamballe, the professor found her way

Caroline Yon-Bernard is American. Autoentrepreneur, she gives English lessons for all levels in Lamballe (Côtes-d'Armor). She will open a beginner's course at the end of September. Caroline recounts her connection with France and her adopted city. Meet.

"Do you think I'm fluent in French? I do not think so. It's not enough yet! " Caroline Yon-Bernard gives a big smile. This 25-year-old American girl has settled in Lamballe (Côtes-d'Armor), in 2017. "I learned there were Yon families around here. We may have a genealogical history in common! She says in a wink. Who knows ? "

From archeology to professor

Originally from a small town near Nashville, Tennessee, she decided to study archeology. "As a teenager, I dreamed of doing this job". This field will lead him to come to France for internships, especially near Clermont-Ferrand. "I came back a third time. I had created contacts. This is where she will meet, in 2015, her future husband, Jean-Marie.

She studied French as a first foreign language, graduated with a degree in archeology. But, in the end, it will change lanes. "My mother was a principal at a primary school. Smaller, I often played school teacher. " She then passes an education master to be able to teach English later. She graduated in 2017 and became a teacher of English.

"Hard to leave everything"

For a year the couple will live at a distance. "Jean-Marie could have come to live in the United States, but it all seemed too complicated. " Caroline flies away from Tennessee and her family. "It was hard to leave everything. My family, my friends miss me. Fortunately, there is internet. I talk every day with my mother. "

Installed in France, she takes charge. She works for an organization and gives classes via internet to Chinese children until March 2019. "I stopped, I came to the end of this experience. " At the same time, she gives six lessons per week to adults at Lamballe Home Loisirs. "There are six levels. I teach them English in a fun way. It is true that there are small differences between the British English accent and the American English accent. " She also teaches in an association with children in Saint-Brieuc.

Beginner's courses

Auto-entrepreneur with a busy professional life, she will add a string to her bow and set up for the back, "It will be late September," courses for beginners. "We'll learn English slowly but surely. "

The couple lives in an apartment. "When I come home, we speak English at home. It is a habit. When we met, Jean-Marie spoke better English than I spoke French. It stayed, says the professor. Only our dog can speak French! "

Now for the teacher, also passionate about nature, all that remains is to find a house and land. "Have trees, a garden, biodiversity! In France, life is less stressful, She concludes.

Information and registration for English courses with Caroline Yon-Bernard, tel. 06 95 47 45 12 or by email: [email protected]

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