Expat life

What are the new habits, the new lifestyle I have to deal with now that I left France to the United States?

How to learn the map of the US

Map par Little pixie lily I couldn’t place Boston on a map before living in the US, and not even pronuncing Massachusetts with an accent okay enough to be understood. I bought a big map,

Meet Diane, an American expat in France

I’m in France right now so let’s talk about France! I wanted to introduce you to Diane, an American expat from New Jersey, who’s living now in Maine-et-Loire, a region in the West of France,

See you Boston!

We arrived in Boston January 4th in 2012, and since then, we haven’t left America. These past 2 years went by fast, every thing was new, we met new people, we traveled a lot, and honestly

Christmas spirit in Boston

Here are some pictures we took this last weekend. Friends were visiting us, so we took them on a tour through Back Bay, Beacon Hill and the South End – we let them do the

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is one of the most important holiday here in the US. I’ve never celebrated it in France where it’s just an ordinary day. We haven’t planned anything for this long weekend since this holiday

Halloween is a real deal

Halloween is getting closer! Some houses are already decorated. I found this one in the South End, in Boston.

Road trip with friends // 15 days of great memories

This afternoon, I started watching pictures from last year road trip. I felt nostalgic. These vacation were incredible: spending long hours in the middle of great American landscapes, hiking in National Parks, sleeping in cheap

My job in publishing, from Paris to the States

It’s been a long time since I haven’t posted anything about my job. The reason why is simple: me and my cubicle are over, I said good bye a few months ago to start my

The United States in 1620 // Welcome to Plymouth

We hear sometimes jokes about the fact that the US don’t have history: “this country is too young!”. But the first settlers came here in 1620 and even if the US were historically born after

Snap shot #1

The day was so hot yesterday that we couldn’t do anything. Around 9.30 pm we seated on the Esplanade to watch the fireworks above the Charles River, in Boston. After that, the air was till

Tested out: a running club with some bootcamp options

Why going to a running club? And more important: why going back? These are the metaphysical questions I’m asking to myself on Wednesdays. It all started with a nice conversation with a friend one night, and