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28 janvier 2012

French Cuisine-- Ooh la la!

Where do I begin? My impression of French food before living in Paris has generally been that it's heavy, with lots of cream, meat and strange things like escargot and frog legs, as well as lots and lots of wine. Being a vegetarian who doesn't particularly...

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28 avril 2012

Où est le soleil?

I'm departing from my usual style of writing "articles" to just writing my everyday experiences to change things up a bit and to give more of a "goût" or "taste" of my life in Paris. At this moment I'm in the apartment, where my boyfriend and I have been...

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1 juin 2012

American Invasion

After almost five months since my departure from Los Angeles, my parents decided to make the long trip out to Paris to make sure their only daughter was in fact alive and well. I wasn't completely sure if they would actually make the trip since I know...

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28 janvier 2012

A word about my blog

I decided to write a blog about my experiences of living in Paris because as an American transplant in Paris learning about France and it's people, I felt a blog could help to dispell some of the myths that Americans have about the French and that the...

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28 janvier 2012

Landing on Mars

(The view from the of Paris from the Sacre Coeur in Montmartre) My journey to live in Paris began when I met my partner, Lucas, in Thailand while I was on my 2011 world trip. I always wanted the experience of living in Europe, and possibly Paris, for...

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28 janvier 2012

French Transportation

Another thing I love about Europe and France is the amazing transportation system. Although I love the freedom of having my own car back in the States, it's also a nice change to take public transportation. It's a completely different world since you...

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4 septembre 2012

La rentrée

Ahhhhh... the summer is now over and so with it, the return of most Parisians from their vacations in August. I had forgotten about this magical time in Paris during the month of August until I was walking home from an appointment at the beginning of...

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17 avril 2012

The Ugly Side of Paris

Last night I was reminded how ugly and destructive people can be-- even in a beautiful city like Paris. My boyfriend and I went to sleep around 12:30 at night and within 10 minutes I started to hear some very loud noises outside our apartment. At first...

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18 octobre 2013

The Big Move to France

After more than one year since my return to Los angeles, California, I finally made the big move back to France permanently. Over a week ago, I boarded a plane to Paris with my French boyfriend after a year of working in Los Angeles in order to replenish...

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20 octobre 2013

A Typically Amazing Day in France

Yesterday has to be one of the best days of my life. I know this sounds like a pretty bold statement, but the day really blew me away for reasons that most people might find strange but were profound for me. Only two days after arriving in France, my...

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28 janvier 2012

A New Language

You may find it hard to believe, but my decision to move to France was in spite of the reality that I've never studied a word of French in my life. Apart from the few French words and phrases we know in America like, "voila," "lingerie," "armoir" and...

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28 janvier 2012

Quality of Life

The issue of quality of life is very close to my heart and something I believe Americans can learn from the French and other European countries. First off, I was shocked to discover that French people receive between 5 to 12 weeks of vacation per year!!...

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28 janvier 2012

Family Life

Family is a critical and important part of French culture. One of my most stunning observations occurred when I realized that most of the time when I see a mother walking with her child on the street or anywhere, that the father is present and involved...

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29 janvier 2012

The French View of Americans

This was a rather funny and enlightening learning experience for me when I learned how French people see Americans. Some of it I had expected, like being seen as very large and overweight, driving big cars and having large houses. But what I hadn't expected...

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26 février 2012

Safety in Paris

When visiting or living in Paris, there are a few things to be aware of regarding safety. Ironically, since last writing my blog I have already experienced first hand what it's like to be "pick-pocketed" in the subway. It occurred just a few days ago...

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4 mars 2012

Les Amitiés- Friendships in France

The topic of "friendships" has become an increasingly interesting cultural difference for me to discover in France over the past few months. The French have two types of friends, "Les Copains" and "Les Amis." "Les Copains" are the people you see once...

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25 mai 2012

Social Greetings

I felt a need to write a bit about social greetings in France because I feel it's such an important part of the culture and good to know about when visiting or living here. I had my first introduction to the differences in social greetings the very first...

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25 mai 2012

Working in France

Finding a job in France is not a particularly easy task for foreigners as many people already know. Being able to speak only a basic level of French also doesn't help matters when trying to find a job either. For those who may be thinking about trying...

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26 juillet 2012

Goin' back to Cali

It's with a sad heart that I start preparing to head back to Los Angeles for six months. My boyfriend and I are going so that I can work and make some "real money" before we set out on more traveling adventures through Southeast Asia and Indonesia next...

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1 février 2014

The French Art of Spending Time with Friends

I recently realized another big difference between American friendships and French friendships that made a big impact on me. It's the art of spending time doing nothing in particular with friends. Let me explain... Since being back in France, the usual...

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