Visa de Retour
Basically what it feels like to deal with the French government I thought I had published this post but it seems I never hit the publish button 🤦🏻‍♀️ And I really want to make a...
Quicktip: PB&J
I didn’t realize this was still a question that was being asked but Monoprix sells Sunpat (crunchy and smooth), which to my refined palate, tastes just like peanut butter at home (America). I don’t notice the...
Quicktip: Ecowatt
I’m a poor energy user. I’m not terrible, I turn off lights when they’re not in use, and I “unplug” when I go away on trips, but I don’t think much about everyday use. When I...
Quick Tip: French Days
France is hugely protectionist. And also a little like the kid on the playground who sees what you have and has to have it too. What makes this “event” different is that French Days are...
Know Your Syndiq
Paris has a whole ‘nother world behind those big doors Paris for the most part is blessed with concierges (in New Yorker it would be your Super). I say “blessed” but I’ve never had a...
So the Prefecture Denied Your Renewal…
I’m an optimistic pessimist. Granted that optimism is solely inherent to me being an American, not through any fault of my own. It’s kind of hard to grow up in America and not have a...
Quick Tip: The French Administration Site
There should be a helpful links page. I know. There used to be one but I didn’t like the clutter of it so I got rid of it and converted them to Quick Tips. But...
Grandes Vacances Break
*insert stock vacation photo* It is Grandes Vacances. Not that I have much to say. You live here for 8 years what else can you say? It’s honestly really hard for me to think of topics...
Quick Tip: Zola, Balzac, Hugo
Now the square is mostly filled with people who come in on the RER I am a history and literature nerd. If you throw in art history it is the ultimate trifecta; art allows you...
Postmates
I was talking to a friend. He and I talk everyday so it wasn’t an emergency, but he said he wasn’t feeling very well. He said he wanted something, but he didn’t feel like leaving...