Category Archives: French Language

Year 1 in Paris

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Alexis 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 →

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My Name

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Alexis in Paris

Before I got married, I swore I would take my husband’s name. It wasn’t out of a romantic vision of merging our families, it was from my experience of coming from a family with 3 different last names and the … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Alexis in Paris

The New Year begins and I am coming up on completing my first year in France.  It’s quite overwhelming to think of my arrival last April, bright-eyed about the future in this new country.  There have been peaks and valleys … Continue reading →

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The New Year

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Alexis in Paris

Though Christmas and New Years seems like ages ago, it took me by surprise how much I settled into vacation mode by sleeping in some mornings until 10:00am which is really unheard of for me.  Maxime took almost 3 weeks … Continue reading →

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