If any of my readers have been to New Orleans, this video may bring back some memories to you. Obviously New Orleans has a heavy French influence, so walking through the streets and corridors in Toulouse you understand the impact of France’s architecture and design on the U.S. city. However, this street performance, reminiscent of a “second line parade,” shows influence…
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Une semaine à Paris: Part One
Paris is an amazing city. Old. New. Bright and beautiful. Dark and dirty. Full of romance and whispered secrets. Thronged by tourists and natives and haunted by the ghosts of kings, queens and artists past. Even though we stopped through Paris on the day we arrived in France, we flew to Toulouse first to start getting settled and…
Small Country, Big Portions: An Observation
(Warning: this post may make you very, very hungry.) When we were getting ready to move to France I had the misconception that portions here would be much smaller than the U.S. (after all, requesting a doggy bag in France is so gauche–at least according to many guide books). Boy was I wrong. Everywhere we’ve eaten,…
Bienvenue à Toulouse
This morning we woke up in Toulouse. It’s been a week since we’ve moved to France (though the majority of our time so far was spent on vacation in Paris) and still it’s hard to believe that this is our new home. We officially embarked for France the last Thursday in May. I spent our…
Heading into the Home Stretch
Today marks a milestone in our journey. Well, actually tomorrow will, but today we head to Atlanta so we can complete the final stage of securing our work visas–interviews with the French Consulate. That means, if all goes well, in two weeks we’ll be on a plane to France. There’s only one song that can…
Patience is a Virtue?
Patience has never been easy for me. Our patience has really been tested with Matt’s job.
Nothing Toulouse!
It’s official! We’re moving to Toulouse, France in 32 days. We first got the word about two and a half weeks ago while skiing in Vermont with Matt’s dad and brother. In between our morning and afternoon session on the first day, we stopped at our condo to grab a bite to eat and warm…
Eat, Drink, Move (Repeat) 