2- With a little help from his friends —and good french wine

“Forced” to go to Oxford? Why did this young American want so badly to attend a French business school that few Americans have heard of? Why was he willing to forgo his slot at Oxford to do so?

And why were a panel of French professors shooting him down in his interview?

Find out in Episode 2 of the America the Bilingual podcast. We’ll follow David Wolf’s journey, with its twists and turns through Paris and the Bordeaux region, learn of a love interest, and a friendship that would last a lifetime.

This episode was written by Steve Leveen and producer Fernando Hernandez, who also does sound design and mixing. Our editorial consultants are Maja Thomas and Mim Harrison, research assistance from Alma Flores-Perez.

Our graphic arts are created by Carlos Plaza Design Studio. Find out more at http://www.carlosplazadesignstudio.com/

Music in this episode by:

Kevin Macleod - Beach party http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KevinMacLeod/GlobalSampler/Beach_Party

Kevin Macleod - Quasi motion http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KevinMacLeod/GlobalSampler/Quasi_Motion

Francisco Penilla - Chicle bombita https://soundcloud.com/francisco-penilla/francisco-penilla-chicle-bombita

Marco Raaphorst - Au coin de la rue http://freemusicarchive.org/music/MarcoRaaphorst/KlankBeeld/Aucoindela_rue

Fatal Injection - PSI Part III http://freemusicarchive.org/music/FatalInjection/PSI/FatalInjection-PSI-03PSIPart_III

Chris Zabriskie - I should have been more human http://freemusicarchive.org/music/ChrisZabriskie/MusicfromNeptuneFlux/ChrisZabriskie-MusicfromNeptuneFlux-09

Kevin Macleod - Backed vibes clean http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KevinMacLeod/JazzSampler/BackedVibesClean_1973

Andy G. Cohen - A perceptible shift http://freemusicarchive.org/music/AndyGCohen/MUL_DIV1198/AndyGCohen-MULDIV-04-APerceptibleShift