Category Archives: expat in France
La Carte De Resident de Longue Durée
A day I thought would never arrive was announced by text from the Préfecture of Nice. “Your resident card is ready for pick up. Tax to pay: 225.” While in 2024 I had become eligible to apply for a ten-year … Continue reading
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Tagged Expat, France, visa
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La Salle de Sport
For months now, I’ve been fighting the morning dread, the inertia, my distaste for gyms in general, to regularly attend classes at a local gym. My doctor needled, my neighbor importuned and my own guilty conscience nagged me into finally … Continue reading
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Les extrêmes
Through the thick air from my open windows, I hear seagulls screech, a newborn’s wail, the blasting of music from someone’s car and occasional outbursts from the denizens of the corner cafe behind my building. During the relative quiet of … Continue reading
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Le Ciné-Club
Recently, I’ve been spending Tuesday mornings in a French conversation class styled as a discussion group for cinéphiles. That is a blending of two of my favorite worlds. I am my happiest talking about films for hours on end, but … Continue reading
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Tagged French language
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Napoli
After many years, last week I returned to Naples, Italy. Our stopover a couple of decades ago didn’t inspire a speedy return. However, there were Caravaggios I had missed, and the more recent excavations at Pompeii intrigued me. So, off … Continue reading
Posted in Caravaggio, expat, expat in France, expat life, Italy, Naples, Italy, Napoli, Pompeii, Travel
Tagged europe, Italy, naples, Pompeii, Travel
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