Tag Archives: Expat
Le Noël Covid
It has been raining for two days so I have been spending this day of gloom determined to finish reading Romain Gary’s “Chien Blanc,” only breaking for hilarious Hugh Grant interview videos. Of late I have had a penchant for … Continue reading
Posted in Nice, France
Tagged Christmas Covid, Expat, expat life, Nice, France, Noel Covid
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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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An Expat in Vancouver: A Medical Care Review
We’ve been nothing but impressed with the health care we have received since moving to Vancouver two years ago, but we haven’t been that sick so — happily — our experiences have been minimal. I can say that after hearing … Continue reading
An Expat in Vancouver: Finding Friends
The other day I had a conversation over coffee with a Canadian and another American expat about how Vancouver rates as a friendly city. When I first moved here, I met a Montrealer who literally shuddered remembering the loneliness of … Continue reading
An Expat in Vancouver: Christmas
This is a pitilessly dark time of year, so it’s no wonder that people are driven to excess when it comes to Christmas lighting. Normally I cringe at the over-the-top decorations that suffocate more than adorn houses and the tacky, … Continue reading
