About Me — Cendrine Marrouat

From France to the Canadian Prairies…

Hello everyone!

My name is Cendrine Marrouat. For those who wonder how to pronounce it, here is the answer: “san-drEEn mar-wah”. (No “t” at the end, please. ;-) )

Born in Toulouse, southern France, I spent the first decade of my life in Surgères, a small town on the Atlantic Coast, before moving back to my birth city with my mother.

A view of Surgères, France. Photo credit: Cendrine Marrouat

A view of Toulouse, France. Photo credit: Cendrine Marrouat

You can see many photos of Toulouse here.

Video: A Virtual Tour of Toulouse, France (Under 7 Minutes)

I fell in love with English in high school. I was so passionate about the language that I decided to become an English major. I hold a BA in English-to-French Translation (which is actually considered a Master’s Degree in France). The subject of my thesis? A…