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Adventures Around The World

Check Out My Tee — I’m Officially a Happy Brazil Addict!

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France - Spring 2026

Nantes-Paris-Ottawa – Why One Word Made It Bearable

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France - Spring 2026

People at Work in Nantes and Beyond – Spring 2026 Edition

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France - Spring 2026

Give the French Something to Enjoy, and They’ll Take It

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France - Spring 2026

Banksy Made Me Happy in Angers

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France - Spring 2026

Now It’s Nantes’ Turn To Celebrate Carnaval

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I’m Not Okay (Post-Partum Depression is a Thing, I guess)

in Baby Mark on January 6, 2014 October 9, 2025 with 38 Comments by Juliette

I’m not okay. And I haven’t been “okay” for a long time.

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It’s -40°C And I’d Like To Complain About It

in Winter (and Extreme Weather) in Canada on January 4, 2014 October 29, 2021 with 32 Comments by Juliette

It’s been very cold since we arrived last Sunday—yes, even for Canada. For the past few days, temperatures have been hovering around -25°C, -40°C with the windchill.

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The Scratched Cornea Eye Saga Continues in Ottawa

in Baby Mark on January 2, 2014 October 7, 2025 with 22 Comments by Juliette

On Monday morning, after a night’s sleep to recover from the flight back, I drove Feng to the nearest walk-in clinic so that he could have his eye checked.

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Flying Back With an Injured Husband and a Feral Baby

in France - Christmas 2013 on December 30, 2013 May 23, 2026 with 18 Comments by Juliette

The flight to Toronto was packed and it was a long one too, 8 hours and 55 minutes. That’s when it went downhill.

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How We Ended the Year in the ER in France

in France - Christmas 2013 on December 29, 2013 May 23, 2026 with 12 Comments by Juliette

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.

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This is The End of Our French Christmas

in France - Christmas 2013 on December 28, 2013 April 21, 2024 with 9 Comments by Juliette

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!

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