Category Archives: expat in France
L’Accueil des Villes Françaises (AVF)
In cities all over France, there is a variant of the US Welcome Wagons called the AVF. They are wonderful volunteer-led associations that create programming in culture, sport, language and technology with the aim of bringing newcomers and more long-term … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat in France, expat life, France, Le Haut Pays, Nice, France, rural France
Tagged Lagotto Romagnolo, truffle farm, Truffles
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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
Posted in expat, expat in France, expat life, France, French elections
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
Posted in expat, expat in France, expat life, France, French elections, Nice, France, VotefromAbroad
Tagged VotefromAbroad.org
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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
Posted in expat, expat in France, expat life, film, France, Nice, France
Tagged French language
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