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Welcome to Episode #55 of Profiles in Franceformation, I'm your host, Allison Grant Lounes and in this episode, I'm speaking with Kylie Lang, a British copywriter, author, and amateur line dancer who lives in the Charente region, and who runs Life in Rural France on Facebook and Instagram. 

Kylie talks about…

• The reasoning behind her decision to move to France after having lived in many different places, and how she and her husband chose to settle in Charentes
• Her experience of purchasing a home in France and how that experience compared to previously purchasing a property in Australia
• Adjusting to the different of the pace of life when living in France
• Integrating into the local culture in rural France and what she has come to love in her new hometown
• Her online business and the process of moving it from the UK to France
• The local group she joined to better integrate into her local community
• Her goals for 2023 and what she plans to accomplish in her professional life
• What she typically orders in a French restaurant
• The thing she enjoys most about her French home and what she finds most annoying
• Favorite places to visit within her region of France, as well as other regions
• Her advice for anyone wishing to move to France

To follow Kylie and her adventures in the rural countryside of France, check out her Facebook and Instagram accounts here:
https://m.facebook.com/lifeinruralfrance
Instagram: @lifeinruralfrance

If you are considering moving to France like Kylie, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon.

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call
 
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Welcome to Episode #54 of Profiles in Franceformation, I’m your host, Allison Grant Lounes and in this episode, we speak with one of our Franceformation clients, Ashley Sorci, who pursued her dream of moving to France and who runs a student exchange program between France and the US. 

Ashley also tells us about…

• What initially inspired her to move to France and how she chose to settle in her new hometown of Strasbourg
• Her experience studying abroad in Bordeaux
• The feelings and reverse culture shock she experienced when going back to the US after studying abroad
• What she did to keep ties to France after returning to the US, and eventually the decision to pursue moving back to France permanently
• Her experience purchasing a student exchange program
• The decision to work with the Franceformation team to turn her dream of moving to France into a reality
• What she enjoys most about officially living in France, especially about Strasbourg
• Administrative challenges she has experienced
• Her advice to anyone wishing to move to France

If you are considering moving to France like Ashley, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call     

If you liked this episode, please leave a positive review and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode! 

Welcome to Episode #52 of Profiles in Franceformation! I’m your host, Allison Grant Lounes, and this week, I’m speaking with Laura McIntyre, an Arkansas native who left corporate America to follow her dream of moving to Paris. After deciding to stay, Laura changed from a visitor status to a profession libérale visa status and put her passion for helping others discover Paris to work, by starting a business helping people find and furnish their dream home here.

Just a reminder, this is the last episode of the 2022 season, and we’ll be back on Wednesday, January 4 with another episode about following your dream to create your new life in France. Happy Holidays from the Franceformation team, and we wish you a happy and healthy new year 2023.

Laura and I discuss…

• Why she first wanted to move to Paris
• Her experience obtaining a visa and opening her business in Paris
• How she integrated into local Parisian life and culture
• The challenges of trying to rent an apartment as an expat in Paris
• Her process of helping clients, catering to their needs and what sort of assistance they are looking for
• How her business changed during the COVID outbreak
• What she enjoys most about living in France and the French culture
• The things she really misses about the US, and what sort of items she takes back to friends and family when she returns to the US
• Her advice for anyone wishing to move to France

To learn more about Laura’s business, check out her website: https://move2paris.com/

If you are considering moving to France like Laura, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon.

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call
 
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Welcome to Episode #46 of Profiles in Franceformation, I’m your host Allison Grant Lounes and in this week’s episode, I’m speaking with Kate Plummer. Kate, and her husband Marc, are full time senior Yoga teachers who lived and worked in Cheltenham, England for ten years. They bought a house in France 5 years ago with a view to retiring there in 10-15 years' time. A chance conversation with their business mentor a year later led to a late night “what if” conversation. Three months later, they had sold up in England and were living full time in France! They are now based in rural Deux Sèvres with their rescue dog, Brock. When they're not renovating their 200 year old stone farmhouse or negotiating with the French administration, they still teach Yoga full time. However, if you have an idea of what a Yoga teacher should be, you'll probably find they don't conform to it and their teaching style reflects this. Their classes are fun and accessible to all whether you can touch your toes or not!

Kate also talks about…

• What happened after making the decision to move to France
• The challenges she and Marc faced when starting their business in France
• How COVID affected their yoga business
• What she and Marc have done to integrate and get  involved in their local community
• How their hobby has opened doors for them to learn more about French culture and family life
• Some of the administrative challenges they experienced, especially due to Brexit
• The places she has visited within France
• What she enjoys most about living in France
• Things she will probably never understand or come to terms with in French culture
• Her favorite French foods and patisserie treats
• The advice she would offer to anyone wishing to move to France

To learn more about Kate and Marc’s yoga classes, check out their website and Instagram account linked here: 

• https://www.phoenixyogafrance.com/meet-the-team
• https://www.instagram.com/phoenix.yoga/

If you are considering moving to France like Kate, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call     

If you liked this episode, please leave a positive review and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode! 

Welcome to Episode #39 of Profiles in Franceformation. I’m your host Allison Grant Lounes and today I’m speaking with Steve Wilkison and his wife, Carole Richmond. Steve is a web designer, writer and photographer who lives in Vence, France, with his wife Carole and their dog Myla. Originally from southern California, he first became enchanted with France when he backpacked throughout Europe at the age of 18. He fell in love with Vence the first time he saw it in 2007 while passing through one day on his bike. It only took him 12 years to talk Carole into moving there! He loves to explore France, especially Vence, the Alpes-Maritimes and the Côte d’Azur, be it by car, bike, or foot. On any given day, you might find him exploring a medieval perched village in the southern Alps, cycling along the Mediterranean coastline or hiking in the Mercantour National Park. He writes about his adventures and discoveries on their website Steve and Carole in Vence.

Carole Richmond grew up in Minneapolis, MN. And some more in Austin, TX. She's also lived in San Marcos TX, Nashville TN and Glen Cove NY. Carole worked as a nurse and as an Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper at Dejadisc, E-Squared Records and The Americana Music Association. She loves cats, dogs, wildlife, music, books, the outdoors and Austin. It wasn't her idea to move to France, but she's making the most of it! Some days are better than others as she adjusts to life in a new country. If you need someone to talk to about the ups and downs of being an expat in France she’s a good listener.

In this episode, we learn…

• Why Steve wanted to move to France, and how he and Carole made the decision to turn that dream into a reality
• The process of obtaining their visas, first as Americans and then as British citizens
• Some of the obstacles they had to overcome in their first year of living in France
• How they integrated into their community of Vence in the south of France
• About their day to day life in Vence
• Their favorite places to visit in France
• A hilarious anecdote that involves a simple misunderstanding of two very similar sounding French words
• What Steve and Carole miss most about the US, but also what they’re looking forward to exploring in France and Europe
• Their advice to anyone wishing to move to France

Check out Steve and Carole’s website here: https://steveandcaroleinvence.com

If you are considering moving to France like Steve and Carole, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call     

If you liked this episode, please leave a positive review and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode!

Welcome to Episode #33 of Profiles in Franceformation, I’m your host, Allison Grant Lounes and in today's episode, I speak with Lindsay Poelman, a life coach from Utah who moved to the Côte d'Azur with her husband and three children. She talks about how she first came on a visitor visa, then returned to the US to apply for a profession libérale visa so she and her husband could operate their online businesses from France, serving clients all over the world while living five minutes from the Mediterranean coast.

We’ll also hear about…

• How a three month vacation to Europe changed the course of Lindsay and her family’s future
• How following the advice of a friend led to some challenges with her visa
• Lindsay’s decision to move specifically to the South of France and what she enjoys about living there
• What step Lindsay and her family took to integrate into their local French community
• The visa challenges that Lindsay experienced early in her new life in France
• How Allison helped Lindsay out of a sticky situation at the VFS office when applying for her visa
• Their shared love of the sea and ocean
• What parts of France Lindsay has visited and what she hopes to visit soon by means of an RV trip with her family
• Lindsay’s return trip to the US and what felt different about it since having lived in France for a period of time
• The different places in France that Lindsay likes to visit with guests
• An example of culture shock that Lindsay has experienced
• The advice Lindsay would give to anyone wanting to move to France

To learn about Lindsay’s work as a life coach, check out her website and Instagram here: https://www.lindsaypoelmancoaching.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lindsaypoelmancoaching 

If you are considering moving to France like Lindsay, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call 

If you liked this episode, please leave a positive review and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode!

Welcome to Episode #31 of Profiles in Franceformation. I’m your host, Allison Grant Lounes, and this week, I’m interviewing Donnie Calloway, international Ferrari man of mystery and fancy Paris hotels. Donnie first began intriguing the Americans in France facebook group by sharing his pictures of Ferraris driving in traffic-free Paris in front of important monuments during covid, and today, we can hear his story about how he decided to follow his love of cars from California to Paris and around the world.

Donnie and I also discuss…

• How Donnie turned a hobby into a successful career in the luxury car industry
• What initially made him interested in luxury and collector cars
• How a bet with a friend over how to use Instagram paved the way for Donnie’s business to go international
• Several anecdotes of driving throughout Paris during the COVID lockdown
• Some of his lavish but often polarizing Facebook posts of eating hamburgers in the fanciest of restaurants or hotels in Paris
• His experiences traveling internationally during COVID and how typical tourist-filled cities in Europe were suddenly empty

If you are considering moving to France, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call     

If you liked this episode, please leave a positive review and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode!

Welcome to Episode #30 of Profiles in Franceformation. I’m your host, Allison Grant Lounes, and this week, I’m interviewing high school English teacher Kayla Carpenzano. Kayla originally came to France with the TAPIF English assistant program, and has returned several times, with different visas, to pursue her dream of living and teaching English in France, before securing a permanent position with a private International Baccalaureate school in the Loire valley. Welcome, Kayla.

Throughout our conversation, you’ll also hear…

• How Kayla was able to integrate herself into her new French community through joining a local choir
• The challenging moment when her friends from the TAPIF program moved away from France and she needed to rebuild her network 
• Kayla’s experience applying for teaching jobs in France and how she ultimately came to find a job in Loches
• How Kayla was able to change her visa status to adapt with the various education or career changes in her life
• What Kayla really enjoys about her current teaching position and her advice to anyone wishing to apply for a job in France
• The various opportunities to meet new friends and see new places that have come from joining a choir
• What types of administrative challenges Kayla has had to face while in France
• What motivated Kayla to pursue applying for French nationality, in what ways she feels she has really become French, and in what ways she still feels American
• Kayla’s favorite things about living in France
• A few funny anecdotes of language faux pas that occurred by simply pronouncing one word a little differently, and why both Kayla and Allison have waited until they return to the US to get haircuts
• What foods or items Kayla will bring back to France from the US, and vice versa, you’ll also hear about her favorite items at a French bakery or a French restaurant
• Kayla shares her advice to anyone wishing to move to France

If you are considering moving to France like Kayla, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call      

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Welcome to Episode #29 of Profiles in Franceformation, I’m your host Allison Grant Lounes. On today’s episode, I’m speaking with Ivy Dai, an American who came to France to study as a pastry chef. She opened her café in the south of France, and is now selling it post-Covid to pursue an ecommerce career in health and wellness products.

We’ll also hear about…

• What brought Ivy to France initially
• The difficulties she experienced while interning at Lenôtre but also how this experience helped her to learn French as well
• How Ivy’s visa type has changed over the years since she first arrived in France
• What Ivy finds frustrating about French culture but also the positive things she really appreciates, such as bringing your dog to a restaurant
• Allison and Ivy discuss the differences between a service and convenience culture in the US and how that differs in France
• What are Ivy’s favorite French pastries and what she enjoys making
• About the challenging working demands and environment of making pastries
• Ivy’s favorite places to visit in France and what she hopes to visit soon
• Making friends and relationships in France, both with other English speakers or Expats, and French citizens themselves
• What Ivy might do differently if she was to choose a new career in France
• The advice Ivy would give to anyone planning to move and live in France

Check out Ivy’s Cafe and YouTube Channel here: https://grazecafe.fr/  https://www.youtube.com/user/ivyeats 

If you are considering moving to France like Ivy, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call     

If you liked this episode, please leave a positive review and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode!

Welcome to Episode #27 of Profiles in Franceformation. This is your host, Allison Grant Lounes. And today I'm interviewing Kate Bickers, who retired to France post-COVID. Since arriving in the Var near Nice, Kate has launched a Singles in France Facebook group and has become involved with the American Club of the Riviera, jumping right into creating a fun and exciting new life in France.

During our conversation, you will also learn:

• What Kate did to ensure she had a social network in her new hometown in the French Riviera
• Her unique housing situation for nine months out of the year and what she experienced when purchasing real estate in France
• What her experience with OFII was like and how this has compared to some of the experiences Allison has seen in other departments of France
• The various activities Kate has been involved in throughout her time in Nice
• Why Kate loves the “bonjour” culture of the French and how she misses it when she travels back to the States
• Kate’s favorite places she has visited in France and what she would recommend to others to explore as well
• The difference between driving in France and the US, and why this might be Kate’s only complaint about living in France
• Her favorite things about living in France including the art, the culture, the people, the lifestyle and the food!
• The sage advice Kate would offer to anyone hoping to move to France

For additional information on the Facebook groups Kate created as well as the American Club of the Riviera:

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/218496453694805/
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/382318595831265/ 
• https://americanclubriviera.com/ 

If you are considering moving to France like Kate, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call    

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In this episode, I interview Suzanne Grosso Vidal, who first moved to France in 1992 with her French husband. After having two children in France and living in 5 other countries, she returned to France to be with her daughter, and had to start the immigration process over from the beginning. In this episode, she shares with us what it was like to live in France as a young mom, and how much things have changed since she moved back.

In this episode, we’ll hear about:

• What spontaneous decision originally brought Suzanne to France and the various countries that she has lived in throughout her years abroad as a trailing spouse and expat
• Suzanne’s experience dealing with administrative issues when she first arrived in France in the early 90’s and how that process has changed over the years as she now works toward obtaining her French citizenship
• Her visits to OFII and integration classes now despite being married to a Frenchman and raising three French children
• The real life ‘Emily in Paris’ moment Suzanne lived when she first arrived in France, right down to being corrected while ordering a baguette at the boulangerie
• The benefits and support Suzanne found through the expat group, Message, shortly after arriving in France and having her first child
• Her experience raising bilingual children in France, as well as some of their experiences visiting the US
• The other countries Suzanne has lived in throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and the comparison of these various places to the US and France
• Suzanne’s experiences with French customer service in different facets of life including in a shop, restaurant, and her kids’ schools
• The project she has been working on throughout COVID, eventually hoping to provide advice and recommendations to other expats, trailing spouses or folks visiting the places she has lived
• And of course, her favorite French foods but don’t expect to find Suzanne in a French patisserie anytime soon! Hear why!

Be sure to check out Suzanne's website here: http://www.suzannegrossovidal.com

If you are considering moving to France like Suzanne, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call 

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Welcome to Episode 20 of Profiles in Franceformation. In this episode, I speak to Jen Lesaigle, who has lived all over the world and settled in France with her French husband, many years after they originally met and lost touch. We jumped right in talking about her adventures, navigating OFII during COVID and she'll share how she started a pet concierge business helping people navigate bringing their pets to Europe when they move to France. We’ll also hear about…

• Jen’s experiences dealing with immigration in the UK and how this differed in other countries she has visited or lived in including France, Turkey and Bosnia
• An unfortunate incident that Jen witnessed at her OFII appointment, highlighting the importance of being respectful, appreciative and keeping your cool with government officials in France
• Her review of the French healthcare system and the level of care she has received while in France, in comparison to care she received in the US
• Specific tips from Jen to travel with your pet as easily and stress-free as possible, including how to obtain a passport for your pet
• Also, a nifty trick to keep a bottle of champagne from going flat once it’s been opened

Be sure to check out Jen’s pet concierge business, LJL Collection, to learn more about their available services: https://ljlcollection.co/

If you are considering moving to France like Jen, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call 

If you liked this episode, please leave a positive review and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode!

In today’s episode, I speak with Ricky Glass, co-founder of Colorado Craft Beverage based out of Paris. Their craft hard seltzer, Snowmelt, was the first to launch in France in late 2020. Prior to founding a successful business in France, Ricky fell in love with France during a high school trip, before attending business school at the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Pau, and starting his bicultural family with his French wife. 

Listen to our conversation to hear how that trip to France changed his life and impacted his choices moving forward. You’ll also learn about:

• What brought him back to France after his trip in high school.
• How working in France differs from working in the US.
• Some of the challenges his business faced when launching Snowmelt in France.
• What impacted his decision to pursue French nationality.
• His favorite French foods and pastry.
• Some of his favorite places to visit in Paris.

To learn more about Snowmelt craft hard seltzer, check out their website and online shop: https://www.snowmelt.fr/

If you are considering moving to France like Ricky’s, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon.
 
If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call
 
If you liked this episode, please leave a positive review and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode!

In today's episode, we’ll be speaking to Summer Jauneaud, an American expat from Los Angeles living in the town of Amboise, located in the Loire Valley of France. Summer is the Loire Valley Concierge. She and her friend, Christy, also have a YouTube Channel called FrenchDish, in which they share their love for the country and the “joie de vivre'' of France with their viewers. We’ll learn about what brought Summer to France over 20 years ago as well as:

• The interesting sites and attractions to see within her hometown of Amboise.
• What made her decide to move to France.
• Her experience of applying for French nationality after marrying a Frenchman.
• What it has been like raising her children in France.
• Differences between French and American cultures, and how she helps her clients to navigate those differences as the Loire Valley Concierge.
• Her favorite French foods, wines, cheeses and most importantly, dessert!

Summer references one of Allison’s previous podcast episodes with Harriet Welty-Rochefort, follow this link here to take a listen: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/2020/12/30/episode-1/

Be sure to check out Summer’s YouTube channel, French Dish: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38F_VrVnPR4Hr04R7oxupQ/featured

You can also find links here to her Loire Valley Concierge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Loire-Valley-Concierge-103824868439925 and Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/loire_valley_concierge/ 

Also, check out the other cohost of the FrenchDish Christy’s website https://www.traveloffthebeatenpath.com/ and her Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/franceotbp/ 

If you are considering moving to France like Summer, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call 

If you liked this episode, please leave a positive review and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode!

Today we are talking to Shannon Pratuch, an American expat in France who splits her time between Paris and Brittany. Shannon runs the successful instagram account and blog, This French Life. You can hear how much joy she has for France just by listening to this episode! 

We’ll learn:

• About her first trip to Paris and how she fell in love with the city, staying for a bit longer each time she came back to visit.
• How she planned her move to France over several years.
• Which type of visa Shannon used to travel to France as well as her move to France.
• The level of French language comprehension that Shannon had prior to her move, and how having a French bulldog has increased her comprehension of the language!
• The challenges she experienced when learning to speak more French.
• Her favorite places to visit in both Paris as well as Brittany.

Be sure to check out and subscribe to Shannon’s Instagram account and blog This French Life. Instagram: thisfrench.life Website: https://thisfrench.life

Allison also mentions a client’s awesome Instagram account with pictures of Dinan. Be sure to check her account here, https://www.instagram.com/agruber17/,  as well as her blog, https://talesfrombrittany.com/. 

If you are considering moving to France like Shannon, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call 

If you liked this episode, please leave a positive review and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode!

Today, David Sargent is going to tell us about his experience moving to France from the US over 15 years ago as the spouse of a French citizen, and his experiences adapting to living and working in France. 

We’re going to learn about:

• How his job at a technology company was able to transfer David to France and what type of work contract was needed.
• He registered his marriage in France, obtained a livret de famille, and whether or not he has applied for French nationality at this time.
• The differences in attitudes between Americans and French people.
• Challenges he faced in moving to France, including driving cars in France and experiencing a minor snow storm in Toulouse.
• David’s favorite things about living in France, what he enjoys most about Toulouse, and the first restaurant he plans to visit once the French government allows for eateries to reopen.
• His advice for anyone moving to France.

If you are considering moving to France like David, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call 

If you liked this episode, please leave a positive review and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode!

• Her recommendations of places to visit within France.
• How she created a cookbook and tested recipes with the help of her podcast listeners.
• What types of foods she misses most from the US.
• Her love for audio mediums like podcasts and how this inspired her to become a self-guided audio tour guide.
• The importance of the word “bonjour” in French culture.
• Her advice to someone wanting to move to France.

Today, Annie Sargent she tells us about her journey from France, to Utah, and back to France again. We’ll learn about her experiences in the US and in France including:

• Why she moved to Utah and her experience living in the US as a technical translator.
• What prompted her move back to France and the impact the move had on her family, including her young daughter in school.
• The inspiration behind starting her podcast, Join Us in France.
• What sort of challenges she experienced when reintegrating back into French life, including her thoughts of French administration and how important it was to have both she and her husband’s names on bills.
• The things she misses from America, including American service.

For more information about Annie’s podcast, as well as her self-guided audio tours and books, visit her website at joinusinfrance.com

If you are considering moving to France like Annie, Foolproof French Visas can help you navigate the path toward finding the right visa for you. It can be purchased here: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/books or in paperback on Amazon. 

If you would like to pursue your own Franceformation, you can also request a free 30-minute clarity call with Allison to review your visa options and decide how to move toward creating your ideal life in France: https://www.yourfranceformation.com/free-call