An american family's life en francais

Expat Diaries

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...

5 Ways Our Son’s Life is Dramatically Different in France

Our son, Oliver, was a big factor in our decision to move to France at this specific time in our lives. The timing ju...

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 ...

Expat Diaries Week 9: Rain, Raclette, and Carnaval

Week of 26 Fevrier, 2024 Lundi We returned to a dark and rainy Bordeaux tonight after a mostly sunny week in Portugal...

Expat Diaries Week 7: Gouter, les puces, and a haunted prison pub

Week of 12 Fevrier, 2024 Lundi School pickup is at 4:30 p.m. — later than in the U.S. because of the school’s hour-an...

Expat Diaries Week 6: Stomach bugs, bikes, and French 'burbs

Week of 5 Fevrier, 2024 Lundi The high from our fun weekend away didn’t last long — by Sunday night, Todd and I were ...

Expat Diaries Week 5: Cafe life, crepes, and a coastal getaway

Week of 28 Janvier, 2024 Lundi My foot has continued to give me trouble this week, though it’s been slowly improving....
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