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  • Renewing an Adult 10-Year U.S. Passport in France by Mail

    Renewing an Adult 10-Year U.S. Passport in France by Mail

    I recently renewed my 10-Year U.S. passport in France & this was possibly the easiest administrative thing I have done in my six years living here. Not only was it simple, it was actually much faster than I expected. Even with a small photo issue, I had my passport back in a little over a…

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  • I Went to a Traditional French Catholic Wedding!

    I Went to a Traditional French Catholic Wedding!

    Okay Okay, I know everyone’s thinking “what’s the big deal, it’s just a wedding,” right? Wrong! The reason I am so excited to write about this is because I genuinely never thought it would occur. I never imagined I’d receive an invitation to a wedding here in France, let alone one in a church! This…

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  • The OFII In France and the Integration Process: La Formation Civique

    The OFII In France and the Integration Process: La Formation Civique

    Not only did my integration process take a long time, it is still not finished. Either I am extremely unlucky, or I just move too much. You decide. Below is an update about my integration process and my experience with the formation civique in 2021/22. The last time I wrote about the integration process in…

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I’m an American married to a Frenchman living in the countryside of France. I’m here to fill you in on life here, from administrative paperwork to weird customs to underrated places to visit.

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The beauty of Bourges (Cathedral). South portal. The beauty of Bourges (Cathedral).

South portal. c. 1230

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My husband loves how you can see the little "ears" My husband loves how you can see the little "ears" of the cathedral from so far away. He makes it a point to mention them every time we are in approach of Chartres.

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Where do the letters end up once they pass through Where do the letters end up once they pass through the slot? Another country? Another universe? You decide.

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It's wheat season here in France! The fields of g It's wheat season here in France! 
The fields of gold await their harvest.

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A different kind of château. 

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Remember to look up. #lookup #lookupclub #bluesk Remember to look up. 

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Beautiful day and some beautiful architecture. # Beautiful day and some beautiful architecture. 

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The pond after the snowfall. Untouched. #winter # The pond after the snowfall. Untouched.

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