All posts tagged "France"
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1.0KLifestyle & CultureFrench cheese towns: Country living at its best, with bargain homes and artisan produce
At a party, someone once told me that one doesn’t move to France for the cheese. Well then, what for? The wine,...
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753Expat Essentials
Gracie Bialecki in France: How to sign up for health insurance
For the first year after I arrived in France, every time I went to the pharmacy or doctor, they’d ask for my...
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868Lifestyle & Culture
Flight of fancy: Alice Verberne takes to French skies in the spirit of Saint-Exupéry
With a childlike curiosity I watch as carpenter bees perform impressive tactical flight maneuvers 20-feet above head. They’re removing the mortar between the stone to install their airport. The “L” in my luck...
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946Lifestyle & Culture
Wine not? How to stock your cellar with great French bargains
My French neighbors do this thing called a “groupage.” It’s where they round up like-minded folks who all have a common interest to...
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817Expat Essentials
Gracie Bialecki in France: How to get a Complémentaire Santé Solidaire
(Editor’s note: This post about getting the complementaire appeared originally on The American in Paris blog. It’s reposted here with the permission...
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1.3KLifestyle & Culture
Where the Wild Ones are: Hunting the famous Cèpe de Bordeaux mushrooms in France
“We will have a bountiful mushroom recoult since our summer was hot and dry,” my neighbor prophesied. Oh, a mushroom hunt! Everyone quietly nodded. They silently confirmed what the oracle had divined as he sat...
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898Expat Essentials
La Formation Civique: My adventures in French integration
(Author’s note: I already wrote about signing a contract d’intégration républicaine (CIR) and attending the first day of civics training, so I’ll...
