Month Two: Finding Routine

I’ve now lived abroad for 2 months, but have been working full time for one. Since the children are back at school and have regular activities, I’ve found it has helped me come up with a… View Post

Nuit Blanche – Paris’ Night Art Festival

Fall is officially here in the City of Light! One of the nice things about living in Paris year-round is I can attend special events that only happen once a year. This weekend was “Nuit Blanche,”… View Post

Month One: The (new) Rules of the Road

Part of my job description is to drive the kids to school and then to their after school activities. Most of my duties are driving, so I basically had to re-learn how to drive during… View Post

Rock en Seine – Paris

Rock en Seine is a music festival to the west of Paris in a large park named Saint-Cloud. The name “Rock en Seine” itself is a pun as the French words “scène” (meaning stage) and Seine… View Post

5/12/2011

5/12/11 The first entry started on my plane to Paris, and this is coming from the plane on the way to Philly. Leaving was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Grace got… View Post

3/20/2011

3/20/11   School and work for it has really started. I don’t like it because I always worry about getting my work done before I want to do anything else like explore the city or… View Post

2/10/2011

2/10/11 I am beginning to realize how expensive everything is. Its not that things really cost much more, its just that the American dollar is so weak. I have finalized my trip to Barcelona and… View Post

2/1/2011

2/1/11 By now I have gone to all of my classes at least once. I think I am going to love my classes, except my French one, go figure. They don’t seem like too much… View Post