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Totally Legit: Receiving our Titre de séjour

Totally Legit: Receiving our Titre de séjour

Drumroll, please! Ray and I are so happy that we are ‘French legit’ for another year. It has been quite…
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Lockdown in France With a Side of Covid-19

Lockdown in France With a Side of Covid-19

Lockdown in France with a side of Covid-19 sounds like a horror movie that would never appear on my radar….
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Eight Things I Like About Living in a Small French Village

Eight Things I Like About Living in a Small French Village

There are many things I (we) like about living in France, especially in a ‘smallish’ village, so it was difficult…
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The Magic Green Card: Carte Vitale

The Magic Green Card: Carte Vitale

Although it sounds like it could be a Medical Marijuana Card, the magic green card in France is the Carte…
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The Benefits of Living in a 17th-Century Building

The Benefits of Living in a 17th-Century Building

Are there benefits to living in a 17th-century building in France? Of course, there are, even though I tend to…
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Take A Walk On the Wild Side—My Medieval Street

Take A Walk On the Wild Side—My Medieval Street

Take a walk on the wild side? In Molière’s Pézenas? Mais oui, especially in high season. During the summer/fall months,…
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Our French Mantra—But We Live In France

Our French Mantra—But We Live In France

November 6th marked the five-month anniversary of our arrival in France, AND I still pinch myself daily. Sometimes it’s from…
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A Long-Stay Visa With a French Twist

A Long-Stay Visa With a French Twist

After weeks of gathering the necessary documents to present to the VFS Center in Los Angeles (they handle French Visa…
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Bureaucracy is a French word

Bureaucracy is a French word

Bureaucracy is a French word. Period. This is what Wikipedia has to say about it: The term “bureaucracy” is French…
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