Why learn French as an adult? APPEL

I am conducting some research for my next French adult curriculum project - just why do we want to learn French as adults? C'est trop complexe!

I have been tutoring French to adults for around seven years now, and to tell you the truth, I still don't have a clear answer to this question. By the time we are adults, we have constructed truths on who we are, placed boundaries on learning, and are hard-set on what we know we want to know! Ah la vache!

Alors... I would like to hear from you all. Help me try to crack this puzzling code! The survey consists of nine questions, and takes approximately 5 minutes to complete:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVYNVQF

Merci pour votre aide :)

Maybe we all just want to be Parisian?

Moi, madame à 25 ans...

Comme c'est vrai cette image! The biggest shock of my life was returning to France at the young age of 25, only to be called 'Madame'... no longer a 'Mademoiselle'! La vie, parfois, c'est triste...

La vie en dix Melbourne croissants

For Mother's Day, my brother and I head down to Malvern's perfect excuse for a French cake at Millstone Pâtisserie. By 10.30am, all the croissants had already flown off the shelf! I told the French waitress that I'd just have to head down the street to find another croissant supplier. With a horrified expression, she said to us, "No! Zere iz just no other good croissant around here..." My bro and I had a little laugh, but then it dawned on us that she was right! A good croissant can be hard to find in Melbourne, but... aren't we lucky that there are also plenty of great spots! 

Here are 10 beautiful French boulangeries and pâtisseries to find your perfect croissant in Melbourne:

Choukette

1 318 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056

- I die and go to heaven with each bite of their pain aux amandes 'almond croissant'.

Agathé Patisserie

2 South Melbourne Market Stall, 64/362 Coventry St, South Melbourne VIC 3205

- The most inventive croissants in Melbourne, they even make Matcha croissants!

La Tropezienne

3  780 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122

- Every week it's time for a flaky chocolate croissant, with a macaron kicker.

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Le croissant smile! Courtesy: The French Wench 

Noisette Bakery

4 84 Bay Street, Port Melbourne VIC 3000

412 Centre Road, Bentleigh VIC 3204

- Just divine, c'est tout.

Lune Croissanterie

5 119 Rose St, Fitzroy

- It's not open all week, but when it is, there's no leaving.

French Fantasies

6 1/15 Toorak Rd, South Yarra VIC 3141

- They also run a string of cafés under Depot de Pain, so look out around town!

Baker D. Chirico

7 178 Faraday St, Carlton VIC 3053

179 Fitzroy St, St Kilda VIC 3182

- No words, just, yes.

Chez Dré

8 285-287 Coventry St, South Melbourne VIC 3205

- Beautiful environment, beautiful croissants

Chimmy's Bakery

9 344 Bridge Rd, Richmond VIC 3121

Shop G5, 183 Barkly Street. St Kilda VIC 3182

Not your typical French croissant, in a good way.

Gontran Cherrier Boulanger 
10 Shop 4, 140–144 Smith Street, Collingwood

- Opening soon! Can't wait to try these croissants, you can't go wrong with an award winning pastry chef and co-host of La Meilleure Boulangerie de la France.

If there is a special boulangerie in Melbourne where you find your daily croissant, let us know!