Expat Diaries
Expat Diaries: La Rentrée (Back to School)
Dimanche, 1 Septembre
We woke up in Biarritz, a very last-minute trip to mark the end of the summer. Todd and Oli had...
Expat Diaries: Tuckered Août
Samedi, 19 Août
This evening we dropped Oli off at the apartment of some expat friends (American/Aussie family with t...
Expat Diaries: Juilletistes and Aoûtiens
France is famous for its generous time off policies — the average worker is entitled to 30 paid days off per year. An...
Expat Diaries: Bienvenue l'été (Welcome Summer)
Lundi, 24 Juin
Summer has officially arrived, and yet Oliver is still in school, which feels very strange. We marked ...
Expat Diaries: Half a Year in France
We’ve officially hit the six-month mark in France, which feels like a significant milestone. We’ve lived through a lo...
Expat Diaries: A Doctor's Visit, Antiques & Anniversaires
Lundi
Still plagued by constant headaches, I decided it was time to see a doctor this week. I glanced through a local...
Expat Diaries: School lunch, strawberries, and going viral
We’ve been living in France for five months now, and life feels a bit too busy to keep up with a daily diary at the m...
Expat Diaries: Vacances de Printemps
April passed by like a flash, as I expected it would. We finished up our first round of French lessons, and we welcom...
Expat Diaries: Bonne Santé
Four months into our French foray, and we’re really starting to feel like locals — especially because we received our...
Easter Expat Diaries: No Bunny, No Cry
It’s Holy Week in France, leading up to Pâques (Easter) on Sunday, and apparently that means chocolate — and lots of ...
Expat Diaries Week 11: Farmer drama and French lessons
Week of 11 Mars, 2024
Lundi
The French are known to be professional protestors, and it was only a matter of time befo...
Expat Diaries Week 10: Guitars and giboulées
Week of 4 Mars, 2024
Lundi
Neither Todd nor I are learning French as quickly as we’d like, so we agreed it’s time to ...