The weirdness
The initial 6-month phase is behind and we could say that we are now back to some kind of steady state. But not really. This is weird,...
The run
Day 15 into my new job comes an email from my boss looking for volunteers for a 7km women run inside Paris. I hate running, I really do,...
The transition
4 months into the french life : done ! I am in that phase where some of the french habits are fully back, some are in the process and...
The international move
I have been asked frequently why we decided to move back to France, why we left the USA, why now, why in France, why in Paris and so on....
The Come Back
I have been told more than once that coming back to your home country is way harder than leaving. So we thought that we could just...
The Trains
There is something about the train in America. People love them : as toys, as holiday distraction, as leisure but not as a real...
The alcoholic beverages
Virginia is awesome and you know why ? Because we can find wine and beer at the regular grocery stores ! If you are french or virginians,...
The roadtrips
How do you say ‘roadtrip’ in French ? Roadtrip with 2 french ‘r’… Roadtrips are American even if most of the countries in the world have...
Halloween - part 2 - Trick or Treat
Halloween is definitely not the best part of the year if, like me, you do not like to dress up, you do not like the scary spiders,...