Moving to France

When People Don’t Support Your Dreams

4 March 2012
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I still vividly remember waiting outside her office. Somehow I’d gotten the idea that getting my masters in France was my next big move but I didn’t know how to get from Pennsylvania to Paris. I’d asked one of my university advisors who referred me to an old professor I’d had when I’d just begun [...]

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When you first arrive in Paris…

24 August 2011
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So you’ve just moved to Paris. You’re tired from jet lag, disoriented, grumpy and quite frankly a bit overwhelmed. So now what? While there is no direct answer and each person will have different scenarios that come hand-in-hand with their move, here are a few suggestions on where to start. Settle into your apartment. If [...]

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I’m here!

21 August 2011
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Yes, my belle readers! I have arrived! I am finally based out of Paris and will be here, sharing the highs and lows of my adventures, for the next year to come and then some! This last week was filled with trips to BHV, the markets and exploring my environs. I’m almost finished unpacking, transforming [...]

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8 Tips to Surviving your Visa Appointment at the French Embassy

12 July 2011
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There is no way around it, applying for a visa to France is not easy nor fun. The list of requirements never ending, the paperwork laborious and exact, the anxiety nauseating, and the employees sometimes unfriendly and condescending. With yesterday being my fourth visa application and third visit, I thought I would put the experiences [...]

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Doubt

8 July 2011
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what I’m getting myself into. These past few days I’ve been wondering if I’m not getting myself head over heels. Part of it has to do with the lack of communication and foggy expectations from my new university. Part of is also how much I’m enjoying being home, [...]

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Moving to France

12 September 2010
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Formalities had me worried when it came to settling down in France. For instance, you can’t open up a bank account until you have a local French address. You can’t sign and pay for an apartment lease until you have a french bank account. So what are you supposed to do? When I first found [...]

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La Belle France

10 September 2010
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If you’re reading this – I’ve arrived in France but still haven’t found a way to connect to the Internet. I should be on my way to see my apartment in my new little village, my new chez moi. I’ll be exploring, bright eyed and smiling ear to ear – happier than ever and chatting [...]

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Today’s the Day

8 September 2010
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Today I’m boarding the plane. Today I’m returning to France. Today I’m returning home. Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it. ~ Anne de Lenclos Wonder. Awe. Curiosity. I’m feeling everything from fear to contentment [...]

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