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Moving
My family and I recently made the move out of Paris to the lovely tiny village, Saint-Rémy-Lès-Chevreuse. It’s a 45 minute RER ride to Chatelet/Les Halles (1eme) and takes me now in total about 60 minutes door to door. In … Continue reading
Posted in Baby, Chaussette, Culture, House, Paris
Tagged baby, Chaussette, culture, House, paris
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My New Baby
Having a baby in France is special. While pregnant, you can cut in the front of the line at grocery store, post office and SNCF train ticketing office. The special treatment is not just when waiting line, people all over the … Continue reading
Things to do in Paris
I just finished listening to the re-play of the 2000 This American Life episode “An American in Paris” which features David Sedaris and others stories about living here. I particularly related to David Sedaris’ thought that many of the people … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty Products, Clothes, Culture, Paris
Tagged Beauty Products, clothes, culture
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Three Months of Bed Rest
Years ago I said to myself “If I’m ever on bed rest I’ll learn calligraphy.” Random thought on a lot of levels but on March 5th I found myself faced with indefinite bed rest. Just two weeks before I found … Continue reading
Flossing
A friend told me in high school “don’t floss all your teeth, only the ones you want to keep.” I have followed that advice over the years. I think the Americans who are reading this can remember going to the … Continue reading
The Cat in the Window
Yesterday I went to the American Library monthly book sale. It sells a paperback for 2€ and a hardback for 3€. This is my third visit and I am still not disappointed. The American Library is located in the 7eme, … Continue reading
Generalizations
Americans have asked me about how the French can stay so thin and still eat bread, butter, cheese and sweets. It’s assumed it’s because they walk so much and that may be partially true but from my observations is it … Continue reading
Moscow
I had the opportunity last month to go to Moscow, Russia. As a country, I had never been particularly interested in exploring it but when the trip came my way I jumped at the chance. In general, if there is … Continue reading
Finally, a post…
It’s been far too long from my last post, but I have a good excuse that I have a new job which has brought an entire new batch of learnings into my new life in Paris. From the clothes to … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Culture, Paris
Tagged berne, frank gehry, italians, shoes, up in the air
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Year 1 in Paris
On April 1, 2013 we celebrated our 1 year anniversary of moving to Paris. I posted a while back about some of struggles and accomplishments that I’ve experienced and continue to reflect, especially when the 1 year mark hit. Recently, … Continue reading
Alexis In Paris 