Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence Formula One Race Cars to Provence Today February 25, 2015It was hardly a race back to Europe. Anne-Marie Simons moved to the United States (US) in the fall of 1966, for one year. And, stayed for 32 more. From her birthplace of Maastricht (the Netherlands), Anne-Marie’s studies in French language and culture took her to Paris and then to San Francisco for journalism. You …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Learning French A Funny Thing Happened In French Today October 19, 2016I’ve been putting off picking up my free pass to Pont du Gard for years now. Anyone who can prove they live in the Gard can get one. My friend and neighbor, Rich, said I’d murmured about it long enough. He was going to accompany me to the Mairie and translate so I could get …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence It Takes A Village to Raise This Expat October 14, 2015Some of you remember PigPen in the Charlie Brown cartoons who always had a cloud of dust following him. Well, the Barefoot Blogger has a little cloud that has “trouble” written on it that seems to hang over me. My friend, Geoffrey, used to be the one who always came to my rescue. Since his …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence True Confessions of a Blundering Expat in France June 28, 2016Well, I did it again. I’ve made almost every blunder imaginable since moving to France. And I keep adding to it. First I was locked out of my apartment when returning from a visit to the States. I t wasn’t enough that I had endured a grueling 23-hour travel day. The keys were left in …Continue Reading