Category Archives: France
Le Couvre-feu
Day Four of the strict confinement against the spread of COVID-19 saw restrictions tightened again. Because some people somewhere on this coast did not respect the social distancing guidelines, all beaches were closed yesterday. On my walk this morning … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, expat, expat life, France, health care, Nice, France
4 Comments
Le Mise au Jour: the update
The “confinement strict” is for two weeks. It can be extended, of course. It goes into effect at noon today. These are some of the rules and provisions: You must not go outside unless it is for food, medication or … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France
5 Comments
Le Coronavirus
Well, there’s nothing stopping me from having a daily lie-in, napping whenever, binge streaming all day, reading a dense novel for hours on end, or taking a desultory journey through the wonders of the Internet. We are in social isolation … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, expat, expat life, France, Nice, France
10 Comments
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
12 Comments
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
6 Comments
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
9 Comments
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
14 Comments
