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Who’s Winning The Bilingual Battle Now?

Some of you may have read my previous article about the battle I‘ve had on my hands to teach my Spanish kids English. Well, thankfully in the last month I have seen a vast improvement, and I’d like to share

Unretirement: How You Too Can Take Control Of Your Life

I made my first international move from Baltimore, Maryland, to Waterford, Ireland, with the support of my longtime employer who’d given me the marching orders to establish an EU base for that firm. I did not choose Waterford but liked

Mutterings From The Morvan

Black Friday The last weekend of July is a time of massive traffic congestion, caused by les juilletistes – the people who go on holiday in July – on their way home, and les aoûtiens – the August holidaymakers –

Your New Life In France: “Ooh La La” On An Affordable Budget

Detailed Budgets For Your New Life In France (They’re Way Lower Than You Might Think) Years ago, when we were preparing for our move from Paris to Panama City, my husband Lief presented me with a budget showing that it

5 Ways To Save Money In Copenhagen As A Student Or Expat

Copenhagen, Denmark, the most livable city in the world according to many, home of the best restaurant in the world in NoMa, land of tall Viking blondes. There’s much to love about Copenhagen indeed, but the cost of living, oh

In Scotland, The Real Adventure Is Real Estate

“We want to buy a house,” we told the solicitor. We’d arrived in Edinburgh the day before, and had wandered into this particular real estate office, because it was next door to the coffee shop where we’d just had our

The Palio Of The Contrade: Passion, Intensity, And Intrigue

The World’s Best Horse Race No one knows for sure when it began or exactly why, but official record formalizes the event starting in 1310. By that time, it was already an institution. I’ve wanted to witness this spectacle firsthand

Local Elections, Open Air Cinema, And The Rock Chick Band

Benvenuti and Welcome to all my Lovely Followers, If you are new to this column I should tell you that each month I reflect back on the previous one, which in this case is June 2017. My aim is to

Back In Paris: This Is What “Retirement” Looks Like To Us

One Of My Favorite Things About Paris I lay still with my eyes closed wondering if there were any chance I’d be able to fall back asleep. Outside my window, in our courtyard, buzz saws were buzzing, hammers were pounding,

Summer In The Morvan

‘Quelle canicule!’ everyone exclaimed: ‘What a scorcher!’ June was exceptionally hot and dry, and I took to recycling our bath water to wash the car and water the geraniums on the patio. Then, on June 27, just as we were