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
Expat Living and Real Estate · Keith Van Sickle · Living in Provence French Theatre Night “You Couldn’t Make This Up” February 22, 2019The following is an excerpt from my second book Are We French Yet? Keith & Val’s Adventures in Provence. My wife Val and I live part of the year in Provence. Our friends Xavier and Marie-France are kind of our cultural guides, making sure we have local experiences that foreigners often miss. Sometimes they are …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence · Paula Kane Provencal Rituals Rediscovering the Cultural Norms November 19, 2019By Paula Kane I am a big fan of ritual. Simple or complex, I believe they are good for keeping us grounded in something bigger than ourselves. I have mini rituals I do every day, but when I get to France, I crash right into a whole different set of them. When arriving in a …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Expat Living and Real Estate · Learning French I’m Not Learning French November 4, 2014This article was previously published by Debby Bine (Barefoot Blogger) on her website. She agreed to share it with Perfectly Provence readers as it is such a classic expat story… Learning to speak French is becoming an issue for me. Try as I may, it is a bit of a pain. Perhaps it’s because my …Continue Reading
