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Baking a Baby in Canada, or Why I Have Never Considered Going Back To France

October 29, 2012 – 8:00 am | 20 Comments | 4,018 Read this
Baking a Baby in Canada, or Why I Have Never Considered Going Back To France

When I first learned I was preg­nant, some peo­ple asked me if I was going to move back to France for a few months.Their ques­tion sur­prised me because I hadn’t even con­sid­ered the option.

The Holidays

December 30, 2009 – 5:30 pm | 20 Comments | 1,965 Read this

When I first came to Canada, I had been warned: there are much less hol­i­days on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, and no pub­lic strike will change labor laws. Look­ing back, I can say the sys­tem is dif­fer­ent but not in a bad way.

10 Clues I Became Canadian

September 28, 2009 – 10:50 am | 18 Comments | 2,082 Read this

I know that I’m still a lit­tle bit French, but as time went by, I also adapted to my new home.
Like many in Canada, I embrace the North Amer­i­can way of life while keep­ing some of my cul­ture. Cul­tural inte­gra­tion, not assimilation.

10 Clues I'm Still French

September 21, 2009 – 12:34 pm | 23 Comments | 3,268 Read this

I don’t think I’m your typ­i­cal French. Yet, my cit­i­zen­ship some­times catches up with me.
I don’t mind it. I like to call myself a “word cit­i­zen” but this is the coun­try where I was born, where I grew up and where I was educated.