Category: France–first month
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December 31, 2022–Rituals, Traditions, and a New Year

As we settle into our fourth week in France (my goodness, time flies!), I’ve been reflecting on what makes a new place a home–when does a place move from new, exotic, strange, and exciting to familiar, comfortable, and accessible? I’ve come to realize for myself, being here and really any new place we have moved,…
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December 11, 2022–Our first five days in France…Day 1

We’ve arrived…finally…in France! So much has happened in the last five days that I will write about it in several posts, but first here is what our final leg to France and our first day was like. Last week started in NYC–staying with my brother and sister-in-law in their sweet apartment in Astoria, Queens–a great…
