Trish Jasinski, Vallée d’Ossau, France
From a corporate career in Boston to château life in the French Pyrenees, Trish shares the challenges, rewards and unexpected joys of…
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Elena Hebert, Lyon, France
Who are you? My name is Elena Hebert; I am passionate about helping adults learn foreign languages even with their busy lives. Where, when and why did…
Read more →Kylie Lang, Charente, France
Who are you? I’m Kylie Lang and I was born in the UK. I love to travel and have managed to live…
Read more →Malaika Neri, Paris
Who are you? Hey! My name is Malaika Neri, and I’m an Indian-born expat in Paris, France. Paris has been my home…
Read more →Thérèse Lafleche, France
Who are you? Thérèse Lafleche, a mother of two, wife, and gypsy soul. Born in Canada, I have had a strong sense…
Read more →Nikki McArthur, Toulouse
Who are you? My name is Nikki McArthur, I moved to France from the UK back in 2004 with my husband and…
Read more →Catherine, Annecy
Hi there, Catherine here. My husband and I moved to the French Alps (Annecy) from Australia in 2009 with our then 6,…
Read more →Katie Gardner, Lauzun
Who are you? Katie Gardner. Where, when and why did you move abroad? To Lauzun, Lot et Garonne, 2008 to get married.…
Read more →Katrin Lindenbauer, Bordeaux
Who are you? I am Katrin Lindenbauer, originally from Austria and happy to gain experience abroad for more than two years. Where,…
Read more →Richard Haylock, Dordogne
Who are you? My name’s Richard Haylock, and my wife’s Alison.Where, when and why did you move abroad? We moved to the…
Read more →Bruce Smith, Clerac
Who are you? Bruce Smith, a fashion portrait and fine art photographer, author of photography books and tutor of photography.Where, when and…
Read more →Laura, Haute Vienne
Who are you? My name is Laura, I’m a 34-year-old blogger and psychotherapist living in France since the end of 2018. I…
Read more →Yvette Van Loon, Paris
Who are you? I am Dutch and living in Paris; love playing golf and I am a member of one of the…
Read more →Yvonne Shao, Paris
Who are you? Hello! My name is Yvonne Shao, and I am an American piano teacher-turned-writer. A couple of years ago we…
Read more →Yvonne Northrop, Brittany
Who are you? My name is Yvonne Northrop, I am married to my American husband Jim. We have lived in many different…
Read more →Eva, Nancy
Who are you? Hi! My name is Eva, I’m 24 years old and I come from Germany. Where, when and why did…
Read more →Aga, Lyon
Who are you? My Name is Aga and I am a Pole. I think my passion for travelling but mostly for discovering…
Read more →Christopher GJ Cooley, Bordeaux
Who are you? My name is Christopher GJ Cooley, I come from the South-West of England. Where, when and why did you…
Read more →Kim, Near Chateaubriant (Loire Atlantique)
Who are you? Hello! I’m Kim, an American from Massachusetts currently living and working in France with my boyfriend and our smiley…
Read more →Richard Nahem, Paris
Who are you? Richard Nahem, born and raised in New York City. I was a chef and caterer in New York for…
Read more →Diane Wargnier, Loire Valley
Who are you? My name is Diane and I’m an American originally from New Jersey now living in France’s Loire Valley with…
Read more →Rosalyn Chapman, Brittany
I’m Rosalyn Chapman. I moved to France in 2005. I had always wanted to move to France, I wanted to move home…
Read more →Chrissie, Nice
Who are you? Hi, I’m Chrissie, an Australian living and working in Nice, France. Like many of my compatriots, I headed off…
Read more →Cora, Cambrai (Northern France)
Who are you? Hi everyone! I’m Cora! I’m from Melbourne, Australia and currently live in Cambrai, France; a small city an hour…
Read more →Jenny and John Lovett, Huelgoat (Brittany)
Who are you? Let me introduce ourselves, I’m Jenny, I’m 42 and in my previous life I worked in Adult social care…
Read more →Carrieanne Le Bras, Banon (Provence)
A whirlwind of emotions flowed through me the moment I saw the positive sign on my pregnancy test. An American living in…
Read more →Catherine Broughton, Bourges and Charente-Maritime
We faced inordinate difficulties when we moved to France, the worst being the bureaucracy. I set up my own little estate agency…
Read more →Janine, Pas-de-Calais
I’m an ex Londoner and I bought an old farmhouse that needed a lot of work about ten years ago. I moved…
Read more →Claire Connor, Paris
My name is Claire and I’m originally from Nottingham, England. As part of my university studies, I spent one year living in…
Read more →Laura, Lille
My name is Laura and I am an American girl currently living in Lille, France. Find out more about my life in…
Read more →Vicki Riley, Nice
My name is Vicki Riley, I was born in England, grew up in Shakespeare’s county of Warwickshire and moved to Nice in…
Read more →Claire, the Camargue
I am an English mademoiselle who moved to the South of France with her petit copain start a new enhanced way of…
Read more →Richard Nahem, Paris
My name is Richard Nahem, and I am a private tour guide in Paris and write a popular Paris blog www.eyepreferparis.com. I…
Read more →Stephanie Dagg, Creuse
We are the Anglo-Irish Dagg family consisting of myself Stephanie and husband Chris, children Benjamin (now 19), Caitlin (now 17) and Ruadhri…
Read more →Harry, The Charente
Many many years ago, way back in the 60s, I was stranded in France. The aircraft I was flying in developed engine…
Read more →Erica and Eric, La Cote St Andre
My name is Erica; I am an American citizen living in France. I am married to a French citizen. His name is…
Read more →Delorys Welch-Tyson, Côte D’Azur
My name is Delorys Welch-Tyson. I was born and raised in New York City. I am an author and painter living in…
Read more →April Hollands, St Jean de Sixt
I’m April Hollands, originally from Melbourne, Australia before spending a few years in London, then flitting between the French Alps as a…
Read more →Sion Dayson, Paris
Sion Dayson, an American in Paris. I’m a writer originally from New York and North Carolina. Unlike a lot of expats here,…
Read more →Cynthia Caughey, Chambery (French Alps)
I’m a 51-year old American expat living in Chambery in the French Alps. I moved here in 2008 to marry my fiancé,…
Read more →Alan Simonds, Basse Normandy
My name is Alan Simonds. Born in England in 1945 I lived in Balham with my parents and my brother until I…
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