About Us
The origins of Francophilia
When I really want something, I'm tenacious. What I really wanted, one day back in the late 90s, was to find a Bastille Day celebration in San Diego, which is not the most cosmopolitan of cities. Couldn’t find one to save my life.
A random thing to be looking for, you say? Well, I was just feeling Frenchy. Not that I don’t always feel Frenchy, but sometimes, back when I was still living in the US, I would experience the sudden onset of “need something French now.” Kind of like hypoglycemia.
What was born of my minor crisis that day was a diabolical plan. I decided I needed to make a website that would be a central repository of everything Frenchy in America so people like me could feed their need any time, anywhere. I would have classified ads and event calendars and directories of French businesses and organizations and everything a hardcore Francophile could possibly want. I wanted to create an online community for Francophiles.
Francophilia is the first social network for Francophiles and French-speakers. Our goal is to bring together people who have a passion for the French language and francophone cultures in the interest of promoting understanding and friendship. Membership is free.
Francophilia is not a "dating" site. It's a community of individuals with a wealth of knowledge and insight to share about francophone cultures all over the world. Our members range in age from 18 to over 80 and they come from every continent and all walks of life.
The site offers many ways for members to interact. Francophilia's features include a personal blog, instant messaging with other online members, live discussion room for members, forum discussions, the ability to create and join special-interest groups, to publish and RSVP to events, to publish classified ads, to upload photos, videos and music, and more.
We hope the Francophilia community will be a valuable resource for intercultural understanding and exchange, as well as a source of information and, very importantly, fun!
If you'd like to know more about our vision, read Introducing Francophilia!
I look forward to meeting you.
LaGoulue
Founder
When I really want something, I'm tenacious. What I really wanted, one day back in the late 90s, was to find a Bastille Day celebration in San Diego, which is not the most cosmopolitan of cities. Couldn’t find one to save my life.
A random thing to be looking for, you say? Well, I was just feeling Frenchy. Not that I don’t always feel Frenchy, but sometimes, back when I was still living in the US, I would experience the sudden onset of “need something French now.” Kind of like hypoglycemia.
What was born of my minor crisis that day was a diabolical plan. I decided I needed to make a website that would be a central repository of everything Frenchy in America so people like me could feed their need any time, anywhere. I would have classified ads and event calendars and directories of French businesses and organizations and everything a hardcore Francophile could possibly want. I wanted to create an online community for Francophiles.
Francophilia is the first social network for Francophiles and French-speakers. Our goal is to bring together people who have a passion for the French language and francophone cultures in the interest of promoting understanding and friendship. Membership is free.
Francophilia is not a "dating" site. It's a community of individuals with a wealth of knowledge and insight to share about francophone cultures all over the world. Our members range in age from 18 to over 80 and they come from every continent and all walks of life.
The site offers many ways for members to interact. Francophilia's features include a personal blog, instant messaging with other online members, live discussion room for members, forum discussions, the ability to create and join special-interest groups, to publish and RSVP to events, to publish classified ads, to upload photos, videos and music, and more.
We hope the Francophilia community will be a valuable resource for intercultural understanding and exchange, as well as a source of information and, very importantly, fun!
If you'd like to know more about our vision, read Introducing Francophilia!
I look forward to meeting you.
LaGoulue
Founder
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