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We will prepare your French course or your trip to France.

A pool of professionals

We cover a wide variety of areas (mainly qualified French teachers, certified tour guides and property owners in Paris, Lyon, Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains and Annecy, at the prestigious ski resorts of the French Alps, in Provence and in Marseille) under the supervision of Maria THEDIM. Over the years the quest for excellence has brought us closer together and we have become both business partners and friends.

Academic background

  • Madame Maria Thedim holds a PhD in Language and Culture Didactics from the prestigious Sorbonne University, where she also worked as a Research Assistant
  • Postgraduate degree in Cultural tourism from Aix-Marseille University
  • Master’s degree in International Management and Logistics from the Université de Savoie
  • Bachelor of Arts degree (Portuguese–French Translation) from PUC University (São Paulo, Brazil)

A summary of her story

Madame Thedim holds dual nationality (French Brazilian citizen) and was born in Rio de Janeiro.

In addition to France and Brazil, she has also lived in Switzerland and the United States, where she attended the Université de Lausanne (UNIL) and CAL State Hayward University, and gained a scholarship to study at Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. Trilingual (French, Portuguese and English), Madame Thedim has been teaching for over thirty years. She also works as a sworn translator and interpreter at the Chambéry Court of Justice.

She currently runs her own company, SERENDIPITY, specialised in translations, interpreting, cross-cultural communication, as well as methodology for academic and professional purposes. Furthermore, Madame Thedim teaches English at the prestigious Faculty of Law and Political Science of Aix Marseille Université.

Interested in history from an early age and an eternal globetrotter, Maria Thedim has recently become a French culture and heritage guide.

We have two addresses in France, one in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, in the department of Savoie, in Challes les Eaux, a commune with thermal waters of excellent quality, and another in the beautiful town of Saumane de Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur (PACA) region.