It’s the end of the year as we know it! No party for us this time. The return from France has been pretty brutal: Feng is still dealing with his battle scars, it’s very cold and we lost our Internet...
It’s the end of the year as we know it! No party for us this time. The return from France has been pretty brutal: Feng is still dealing with his battle scars, it’s very cold and we lost our Internet...
The flight to Toronto was packed and it was a long one too, 8 hours and 55 minutes. That’s when it went downhill.
We showed up at “les admissions” where I explained my husband had been attacked by a fourteen-month-old who didn’t feel like sleeping.
After countless chaussons aux pommes and pains aux raisins, after catching up with family gossip, after welcoming a snow-free Christmas, off we go again!
I was so busy marveling at the absence of snow in France that I forgot it was December, and that the weather is rather gloomy at this time of the year.
In my family, “réveillonner” (yes, the French have a verb to describe the action of eating their Christmas dinner) involves a family gathering.
I must admit I felt like a kid when I saw th Christmas decorations in Nantes—eyes wide open, mesmerized.
Many people are getting ready for Christmas on both sides of the Atlantic. And yes... there are cultural differences!
It feels good to be in France. It feels good to be traveling. This last-minute trip is a breath of fresh air.
Beaming with the confidence of a seasoned traveler who has spent the past twelve years flying back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean, I swore that “everything was under control”. I’m taking this...
Malls open early and close late. They are well lit, well heated and provide clean restrooms. I'm not homeless but I have a toddler in tow—same needs, really.
I told him about Santa Claus (and his French brother, le Père noël). The first time we went to the mall after that, we bumped into Santa Claus, and he froze.
After settling down and going through the practical steps of moving to a new country, you will probably start looking for a job.