The best apps and podcasts to get you learning French.

So as part of my new year resolutions, I promised to put more effort into learning French. Perhaps it's because my family are fluent in English, but French does not seem to be progressing as quickly as other people's. So I have turned to technology to try and push my French forwards. Mostly because some days the only time I have to myself is the 20 mins on the metro.

Here are a few of my top picks of the best apps and podcasts out there to help improve your French. And I have to add - none of these app/podcast makers have paid me for these reviews, they are only my opinion.

Packing

This was going to be a joke about how little you can fit in a suitcase -
then I became REALLY worried

I hate packing. I've always been somewhat 'scatter-brained', and I can guarantee that I will forget something. This has led to me making lists upon lists of things to pack. The result is that I have lots of lists, and not much time left to actually do the packing, let alone go out and buy anything I've forgotten. If there's one talent that I possess above all others it is procrastination.

But that's just regular packing, the sort one does for a holiday or long weekend. If you are off as an au pair (or any long term stay) packing is a whole other ball game.