Moving to France was a transformative experience for us, beginning in 2010 with a Fund for Teachers grant that allowed us to explore how Parisian schools were teaching students about food and nature... We then moved to La France Profonde – Auvergne
Moving to France: With my sense of wonder heightened, I began the chapter I define as “my second childhood.” I’d be role-playing as a toddler this time—and a French one at that!
Books: With just 12 months or so until we move to France, I am feeling a little overwhelmed today with how much “stuff” we have accumulated over 36 years together. I have a taste for modern Irish fiction, cookery books, and anything feline-related.
Buying Property in France: Would we do it again, given the time, stress, maneuvering, and sleepless nights to secure our beautiful home? Absolutely!
Le Tignet: I vividly remember the first morning, the “coooo coooo co” of the tourterelles (turtledoves) to begin the day. Excitedly opening the wooden shutters, the first light revealed a magnificent sky, a canvas streaked with deep orange, yellow, and red feathery wisps behind the clouds.
Moving to France from Australia in your late forties, with your family, is not simple, let alone the prospect of becoming the custodians of an 18th-century bastide, the former summer home of a famous French writer.
Grenoble: Living and writing in the French Alps - New to Grenoble - Moving to a new country - New as a Contributor to MyFrenchLife Magazine.
Reflections: Here you'll find my reflections on moving to France and my new French life after my first year.
Building Connections: This was my first housewarming event (crémaillère) experience in France.
What I brought to France with me... Here I answer a question that many soon-to-be expats have: How do I move my things overseas?
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