journey began when Christy Swagerty, "Swags," left California in 2011 to chase her dream of playing volleyball professionally overseas. She was signed to a team in Belgium, then moved to play in France, and hasn't looked back since! Swags and her American husband, Marc, love their expat ...
What do you enjoy most about living in France? The quality of the produce. I just recently visited the States and was appalled at how the chicken had no flavour, the fruit had no flavour. It was quite depressing. I'm seriously in love with food. This is the right place for me. Fren...
of a very capable, very confident young english woman living in France, who has conquered parking in very tiny spaces, mastered most of the accepted french hand gestures, perfected her ‘moelleux chocolat’, and has an A-Level in french don’t you know! So finding the pneumologist’s ...
The following is a small sample of expat groups around the country. The Facebook group, Americans Living the Dream in France, is also an excellent resource to consider (https://www.facebook.com/groups/282471309867934/). American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris. The...
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When in France, go Dutch When dining out with friends, you are there to enjoy their company as much as you are the food and wine. Don’t upset the good vibes by getting uppity about splitting the bill. In Paris the cost of a meal gets split equally among the group. If three people...
Living in Spain as an expat Spain is defined by its distinctive cultural core, with the individual characteristics of each of its 17 autonomous regions contributing to the country's unique cultural identity. That said, Spain shares important cultural roots with other Western European countries, so ...
Chronicles of an expat from the US living in France Menu Our first road trip in France: La Rochelle A road trip! Shelly’s high school friend happened to be in France visiting with friends and on business and she invited us to join her for lunch in La Rochelle, a 90-minute drive from...