Katie
@Katie
American expat in France
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About me
American
Lives in Miramont, France
Registration: 20 March 2006
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Dinner hours by Katie
I have a simple question: What time do you all eat dinner - the evening meal? I was just in the U.S. and the television ads would have me believe that the ideal is to walk in the door (home from work), go directly to the table and eat. When I ...
What great responses! I always knew I was a European (maybe Mediterranean) at heart - but now it's confirmed. And do they eat fast in the U.S.? I have been at tables where the first one to serve himself (gender intended) left the table before the ... Read More
Dinner hours
I have a simple question: What time do you all eat dinner - the evening meal? I was just in the U.S. and the television ads would have me believe that the ideal is to walk in the door (home from work), go directly to the table and eat. When I ... Read More
Bonjour from the Vendee by Katie
We have sunshine this morning - finally, and the weeds are screaming at me. We are Americans living in the Vendee via Andorra and Ireland. After living in the mountains for 7 years we wanted flat land and gardens and now seriuosly regret it. To ...
I hate that 'sticky weed' It's impossible to get rid of and it grows so fast! I once spent a couple of hours trailing it back to source and pulling mountains of it down....and underneath it all was a lilac tree - in flower! I have a new opinion ... Read More
Multi Tongue Kids: euro kids in France! by Multi Tongue Kids
Ciao! I just joined the ½ûÂþÌìÌà gang! I am an Italian native who lived 10 years in the US and has returned to Europe happily ever after. Currently based in Paris, I am raising my child quadrilingual (Italian, Dutch, French and English). I write ...
Kids, and adults, learning other languages will learn about other cultures in a way that can't be done without the language. It's one thing to learn "how to say that in French" but another to learn that, while you may be able to do a literal ... Read More
Bonjour from the Vendee by Katie
We have sunshine this morning - finally, and the weeds are screaming at me. We are Americans living in the Vendee via Andorra and Ireland. After living in the mountains for 7 years we wanted flat land and gardens and now seriuosly regret it. To ...
I loved Andorra! The mountains were beautiful. We were in a walking group and went for 4-hour 'walks' in the mountains every week. I hated Andorra! The traffic and tourists were so bad it somtimes took 2 hours to drive the 8 km to get to the main ... Read More
Bonjour from the Vendee by Katie
We have sunshine this morning - finally, and the weeds are screaming at me. We are Americans living in the Vendee via Andorra and Ireland. After living in the mountains for 7 years we wanted flat land and gardens and now seriuosly regret it. To ...
It's a challenge! The neighbors speak the local patois which makes it more difficult. Our area is very rural so English speakers are not common. As soon as I think of something clever to say the conversation has changed but I am very good at ... Read More
Bonjour from the Vendee
We have sunshine this morning - finally, and the weeds are screaming at me. We are Americans living in the Vendee via Andorra and Ireland. After living in the mountains for 7 years we wanted flat land and gardens and now seriuosly regret it. To ... Read More