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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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