Alternative Title: Just Kill Me Now When I moved to France, I didn’t know that getting a driver’s license would become the bane of my existence. Had I known, I would have set up temporary residence in PA, which is a transferrable state. (There are a bunch of states that transfer to a French driving license and a lot of… Read More
This is a “Paris Through the Eyes of” post, but with a Mary Poppins-inspired title. I’ve been spending a lot of time with short people. Marinka from Motherhood in NYC needs no introduction for most of the people who read my blog, and I’m sure you can all relate to how excited I was to have her guest post. I… Read More
After some wild and, somewhat last minute preparation (I had to teach two English classes that morning), we were finally ready for Sabrina’s baby shower. I had so much fun decorating, especially knowing that whatever I did would be so foreign to the French culture, she would be blown away by it. I would have been much more trepidatious having… Read More
So much to say, so much to do, I’m not just here, I’m over here too. There are parties going on all over the place to escape this dreary weather. I’m hosting a baby shower for my friend Sabrina next week who is expecting twins. She does not know what fun she’s in for, as any type of shower (baby… Read More
I am finally getting to launch an idea I’ve had since I’ve started this new blog, which is to include you, the readers, in a series of guest posts. Everyone remembers their first trip to Paris, don’t they? You can suffer the most austere snubs of your life, but you can’t deny the history, the beauty or the fabulous pastries…. Read More
Saturday we went to the best costume party ever for our friend Frédérique’s 40th birthday. It was truly the most fun I’ve had in France at a social gathering. He had us all dress up as characters from the Fables of de La Fontaine, probably better known here for his “morals with a story” than even Aesop. I mean, people… Read More
