Expat Diaries

Somehow, it’s been a month since we left France and returned to our home in Virginia. These weeks have had a strange,...

We’re in the final days of our time in France, and it feels surreal. We’re all excited to be back home with our frien...

From the beautiful architecture and amazing food to the markets and cafes, there’s a lot that I’ll miss about our lif...

Dimanche, 1 Septembre We woke up in Biarritz, a very last-minute trip to mark the end of the summer. Todd and Oli had...

Samedi, 19 Août This evening we dropped Oli off at the apartment of some expat friends (American/Aussie family with t...

France is famous for its generous time off policies — the average worker is entitled to 30 paid days off per year. An...

Lundi, 24 Juin Summer has officially arrived, and yet Oliver is still in school, which feels very strange. We marked ...

We’ve officially hit the six-month mark in France, which feels like a significant milestone. We’ve lived through a lo...

Lundi Still plagued by constant headaches, I decided it was time to see a doctor this week. I glanced through a local...

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...

April passed by like a flash, as I expected it would. We finished up our first round of French lessons, and we welcom...

Four months into our French foray, and we’re really starting to feel like locals — especially because we received our...