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 Top 10 Reasons Why I’m Not Learning French November 5, 2015The past two weeks the Barefoot Blogger has spent a lot of time with new French friends. Admitting that I live in France and that I can barely put together a sentence in French is getting embarrassing. Currently I have Rosetta Stone and another online language program on my computer. I work on them occasionally. …Continue Reading
Living in Provence Why an International Couple Chose Provence’s Lifestyle for Their New Home December 15, 2017When you can choose to live almost anywhere in the world why would you pick Provence as the place to settle and buy a home? Mimi and Michael Pillsbury selected Provence for its lifestyle, culture and more relaxed pace of life. The South of France would indeed seem bucolic for this couple whose careers focused …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Expat Living and Real Estate Nothing Is Easy About Moving To France: Like Sheets February 9, 2016A new Barefoot Blogger friend is moving to Uzes! Just like me, she’s tossing away most of her worldly possessions in the US and she’s starting all over in France. Unlike me, she has some familiarity with the French language. Never mind she had French in high school. At least …Continue reading here for the …Continue Reading