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• The Blog Has Moved...

  

  Bonjour,Thank you for following French Girl in Seattle for almost 4 years.Le Blog just moved. This is your official invitation to visit us at our new... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Five Events Happening in Paris This Month

  

  (Photo: flickr.com)During the travel preparation workshops I instruct in the Seattle area, people often ask: "When is the best time to go to Paris?" My answer:... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• At Home, at the Bistro

  

  Bienvenue at the Hollywood School House Bistro, Woodinville, WA.Why the name?It sits across from a local historic building, once the town's schoolhouse. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 5 Reasons Why Le Millefeuille is the Star of French Pastries

  

  Café de la Paix, Paris"To be irreplaceable, one must always be different." Coco Chanel1. Mille...what? (Keep them talking.)Movie stars know the trick. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 10 Reasons Seattle is Better Than Paris

  

  Seattle Body Art (pinterest.com)The Emerald City vs. the City of Light. They have a lot in common these two, and not always good ones. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Fromage is Cheese in French

  

  It's all Rick Steves' fault. Or should I say: It all happened thanks to Rick Steves?On Saturday morning, I headed to Edmonds, WA, where I had reservations for... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Revue De Presse (Press Review)

  

  Like everyone in France keeps reminding me, c'est la rentrée. Summer is all but over. Time to head back to school, to work, to life as we know it. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Why France Has Been My Favorite Travel Destination for 20 Years

  

  Somewhere in Versailles, FranceFrance was not always my favorite travel destination. First there was Spain, for a couple of weeks every summer. It was a family... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• The Top 10 Food Products a French Expat Yearns for Outside of France

  

  Food is life. Food is anticipation. Food is pleasure. Food is memories. Food is nostalgia. Food reminds you where you are from. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Paris, That Village...

  

  Paris is a bustling, crazy city.Visitors often complain about the large crowds;Nobody has gotten lost in la Joconde's smile (Mona Lisa) since the 1960s;La... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Living La Vie En Rose in Toulouse, France (Summer 2014 Travelogue - Part 2)

  

  Le Capitole, ToulouseJe viens du sud. I come from the South. This summer, after a tumultuous and stressful year, I went back where everything started, to my... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 10 Reasons Why Paris is Worth Another Visit

  

  In June, Junior and I went to France. This year, like every single year since I moved to Seattle in 1996, I went back to Paris where I lived for 10 years... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• We Miss You, l'Abbé Pierre...

  

  L'Express.frI had a fun little story to tell today... It involved the French, the Americans, and swear words. As I was about to start writing it, I bumped into ... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 23 Things That Scare Parisians to Death

  

  mylittleparis.comThis week, a funny list has been making the rounds online, and as luck would have it, it was in French. Dommage. I wanted my readers to be... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Hollywood… You Make Me Smile!

  

  Emma Thompson, Golden Globes 2014The "Louboutin-Martini" speechThe Hollywood award season is underway, and it will culminate on Sunday March 2, with the 86th... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• New Yorkers and Parisians: So Different, Yet So Alike...

  

  So different, yet so alikehttp://parisvsnyc.blogspot.comParis. New York. Two of the world's most visited, most exciting cities. Paris. New York. Everyone has... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• 2014 Begins in My Happy Place...

  

  (Photo credit: thisoldheartblog.wordpress.com)Bonjour 2014 ! Bonne année, les amis !Another year of blogging starts this month...Junior and I were alone during... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Joyeux Anniversaire, Le Blog !

  

  Cher Blog. Dear Blog.Three years have gone by since that first story, inspired by a fun evening with my French students. Le temps passe. Time flies. 3 years. 17... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Noël in Seattle's "Little Paris"

  

  Today, I visited a favorite Seattle neighborhood, Madison Valley. The French flavor is so strong there, that locals - and the media - have nicknamed it:... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Si Versailles M'était Conté (Royal Affairs in Versailles)

  

  Gold. So much gold. And carp. Voracious carp, intent on sharing your picnic lunch as you sit by the Grand Canal.These are my memories of Versailles, the... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL