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Le Nooooord
This last weekend we finally visited Allen’s French family in the north. We stayed with Allen’s aunt and uncle (his mom’s sister and brother-in-law), who are also Allen’s godmo… more →
Chez Schmanz
Henri, le chat noir
Eric wrote 4 months ago: So, are all cats inherently French? Or are the French simply very cat-like? Either way, this short … more →
J'aime bien le Pac-Man
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Eric wrote 7 months ago: Victoire épique. from The Awl … more →
Not to laugh at the situation, but the French military does such a good job at providing unintended comedy
Karen wrote 1 year ago: This weekend: A military show in south-eastern France has left 17 people wounded, after real bullets … more →
Le Nooooord
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Lauren wrote 1 year ago: This last weekend we finally visited Allen’s French family in the north. We stayed with Allen … more →
Did you just say French bureaucracy is absurd?
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Lauren wrote 1 year ago: Thursday I had a rendez-vous at the prefecture for my carte de sejour, or residence card. I’ve … more →
Liberte, fraternite, greve!
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Irina Gheorghe wrote 1 year ago: J’ai commencé à me rendre compte que les Français ne vivent pas s’ils ne font pas de grè … more →
Les francais et le baseball
Karen wrote 1 year ago: I found this entire article about the turf baseball stadium in Montigny to be fascinating. And it co … more →
Urgences a Paris!
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Lauren wrote 1 year ago: When panic is as lethargic as mine was last Thursday, it becomes something more akin to dread. In my … more →
Back to la vie de chateau
Lauren wrote 1 year ago: This weekend, April 4-6, we visited Chateau Courtomer again with Mimi and Jack. They rented a bigger … more →
Do you walk on grates?
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Lauren wrote 1 year ago: Since moving to Paris, I’ve noticed that French people will go out of their way to walk around … more →
Guest post: Train troubles
Lauren wrote 1 year ago: Today Chez Schmanz has a guest post from someone who’s having a very different experience in F … more →
Under French house arrest, or getting a carte de sejour
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Lauren wrote 1 year ago: My hard-earned visa said that I needed to apply for a carte de sejour – a permit to legally re … more →
Papillons sociaux
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Lauren wrote 1 year ago: In slow times, I lament not having more news to share. But in busy times like now, I don’t hav … more →
Le photographe du mois - Février 2008 - Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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C wrote 1 year ago: Bonjour à toutes et à tous. Pour cette seconde livraison du “Photographe du mois”, je n … more →
Le photographe du mois - Février 2008 - Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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C wrote 1 year ago: Bonjour à toutes et à tous. Pour cette seconde livraison du “Photographe du mois”, je n … more →
Dejeuner chez les francais
Lauren wrote 1 year ago: On Sunday (February 3), Allen and I had a social outing! Wow! Okay, that may not be as exciting to y … more →
Just another New Year's Eve party
Lauren wrote 1 year ago: After Allen left, Elizabeth and I played more cards, talked with Mimi (and played with her one-year- … more →
La vie de chateau, as they say
Lauren wrote 1 year ago: The French guests or Mimi and Jack or someone had named the blog “La Vie de Chateau.” It … more →
Cross-cultural (mis)communication
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Lauren wrote 1 year ago: On the morning of Wednesday, December 12, I went to the French consulate in Washington to pick up my … more →
