Medical Coverage as an Ex-Pat Okay, this is going to be far from the most interesting post I have ever created but for those of you who were asking…. I have made some notes on my experience with the medical system in France. I think there are the same challenges as exist in much of …
The Long Stay Visa I feel like I have PTSD on some level from this whole process. And I know this isn’t a topic that will interest everyone but for those of you who want to know, here goes! First off, it is pretty simple to come to Europe and stay for 90 days. You …
I almost, almost, welcome travel days because I know we will be in the car semi-resting because when we have landed wherever we have landed wowzer, we are going to be all go, go, go! I am including a map of the North Island so you have some sense of where we are and …
I know at first glance (or even tenth) you might struggle to see what JLo and I have in common. For starters she is a Puerta Rican beauty while I am a manifestation of Irish-Acadian peasant genes, complete with short stature, birthing hips and land-working thighs. But stick with me… I just finished reading an …
Whoa! I was elated during my osteo appointment yesterday. Simon knows one word in English- Stop- which doesn’t really count as that is an example of an English word that the French use as if it’s a French word. Weekend is another. If you learned ‘fin de semaine’ in Canada don’t bother using it when …
I cycled home after 7 last night, our two day child minding gig done, a still warm veggie stir fry from Emily in a container in the green mesh grocery bag over my shoulder, the light on the front of my bike illuminating about as far as the end of my front tire. The night …
I think when people learn that I live in France a good deal of my year, and that my daughter is married into a wine making family (5th generation in case you are wondering) it becomes translated into- even though we are both speaking English- ‘Michelle is living on a winery in France! Which isn’t …
It’s 7:30 Saturday morning here in France and I want to write about my sister. But first things first; update on the hair. I did have Emily take a photo after but really, with it all pulled back in it’s usual fashion, you wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference from pre-cut. Is it …
This is my hair on a pretty good day. What I like to think of messy country and western singer look. (Leave me to my humble hair delusions please.) I have maybe a couple silvery sort of coloured hairs but no grey; strip away those professionally done highlights and I am topped with a non-descript …