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
Ashley Tinker · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence More Expat Silliness In Provence October 23, 2017Life in France as an Expat Part II Life as an immigrant in another country is never easy. A friend of mine recently managed to mix up the French work to cook “faire cuire” with to drive “conduire.” This resulted in her explaining to the butcher how she was going to drive the chicken with …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
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Living in Provence Rebecca Ronane Coaching Women in Provence June 23, 2015Rebecca Ronane has looked “reinvention” in the face more than once in her lifetime. She has had to refocus her career goals several times; from a one-time dream of acting Rebecca became a travel tour director and an English as a foreign language teacher. Now, Rebecca is helping women redeploy their work and life skills …Continue Reading
