Category Archives: expat
Les Fêtes
Tomorrow we are leaving on the proverbial jet plane, coming back again before the New Year. We’ll be traveling through the dreaded Heathrow airport at the worst travel time of the year to visit precious family in Edinburgh. The weather … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France, Travel
Tagged Edinburgh, Nice, France
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La mobilisation
A general strike went into effect yesterday, December 5. Leading the strike were unions of the national rail workers, the SNCF and the RATP. Bus and metro drivers, airport workers, Air France, nurses and other worker’s and self-employed groups joined … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, France, grève, la mobilisation, Nice, France, protests, strike
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la Carte de Séjour
We finally each have our official residence permit, called the carte de séjour. This is what we will renew every year until we will have been here five years, at which point we can apply for “permanent” status, and, citizenship … Continue reading
Posted in Angoulême, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France
Tagged Angoulême, bande dessinée, carte de séjour, Expat, France, graphic novels, residence permit
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Réfléchissant.
It’s been more than a year. It feels like much more. Moving to a foreign country is hard. There are the expected hurdles and adjustments. Then there’s reality, all the things that were impossible to anticipate no matter how much … Continue reading
Posted in culture, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France
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De Retour
We’ve been back in Nice a little over a week, and have been surprised at how many small and large changes have occurred in the relatively short time (four months) we were away. The biggest change has been in the … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, France, Nice, France, Promenade des Anglais
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Occitanie
We are back in Céret in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains, having visited last October for a few days with friends. Now we are ensconced for just under one month. Like the Auvergne and Creuse regions we passed through … Continue reading
Posted in Céret, Collioure, expat, expat life, France, Occitanie, Pays Catalan, Pyrénées Orientales
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Le Départ
It is the eve of September 1st and we are madly packing for our departure from Brittany and the Atlantic Ocean. This morning we took one last walk on the coastal path, I went to the fish restaurant a block … Continue reading
Posted in Bretagne, Breton costume, Brittany, Céret, Côte d'Armor, expat, expat life, France
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