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The new normal (lol)

The kid asked us today for how many years we have been stuck at home together. LinkedIn just sent me a reminder of my 1 year work...

The weirdness

The initial 6-month phase is behind and we could say that we are now back to some kind of steady state. But not really. This is weird,...

The run

Day 15 into my new job comes an email from my boss looking for volunteers for a 7km women run inside Paris. I hate running, I really do,...

The transition

4 months into the french life : done ! I am in that phase where some of the french habits are fully back, some are in the process and...

The international move

I have been asked frequently why we decided to move back to France, why we left the USA, why now, why in France, why in Paris and so on....

The Discovery (when you are 6)

Kids are weird right ? Little boy made his entrance into the city today. First time of his aware life to actually live in a city. Let's...

The Come Back (Final)

Now that I am out of the landing & moving phase, I am enjoying the pretend novelty of the parisian/french life. Suprisingly some things...

The Strikes

Don't be surprise if you land in Paris that the pilots, the flight attendants, the ground attendants, the luggage crew, the air traffic...

The Come Back

I have been told more than once that coming back to your home country is way harder than leaving. So we thought that we could just...

The Trains

There is something about the train in America. People love them : as toys, as holiday distraction, as leisure but not as a real...