Paris "Semester Abroad" with Spouse and Children
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Corona Virus & the Internet
One silver lining to this whole pandemic situation (certainly, the only one I can come up with at the moment) is the on-line contact with friends and acquaintances. Thank heavens for the internet and all the app developers who are keeping me as emotionally on-balance as is possible in these crazy days. I would be a basket case without regular phone, email, text, & WhatsApp. And, of, course, the main lifeline is the internet. So, thank you to all those folks, past & present who develop, deploy and maintain all the hardware & software that makes “keeping in touch” possible. Cooking news: Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa) did me a good…
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Paris, Papers & Pork Chops
I walked out this morning to look for almond flour (making macarons is on the “Lockdown: What To Bake” list.) Several stores later, I was in line to check out and did a half step to the right to pick up some lemons. An older lady brushed by me and plunked her bottles of wine on the checkout table. In Paris, if that happens, one is supposed to speak up at once. My French is barely adaquate but I put some volumen in my “What are you doing?!” Several snarky comments went back and forth, the lady snatched her wine bottles up AND I realized that she had only those…
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Lockdown in the City of Light
My family and I moved to Paris in January. The Corono-Virus arrived here shortly thereafter. Last week, the schools across the country were shut down. Today, March 17, at noon, the French government has instituted a lock-down program for all Paris residents. We are to stay inside except for visits to food stores, pharmacies or to walk our animals. When we are outside, we must carry an “attestation” (a paper filled out with our names, address and the reason we are out.) Also, only one person per household should be out at the same time. That certainly puts a damper on living “la belle vie” in beautiful, springtime Paris!! Happily,…
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France Long-Stay Visa Process (Aug-Sept 2018)
My family and I just received our official long-stay Visa’s for France last week! Here are the materials needed and the process that we followed. A. Required Documents: 1. Copies of Long-Stay Visa Application (with application number from the on-line submittal.) One copy per person. I filled out one application on-line. Then we printed 3 blank applications and filled one out for each person (using the same app number that I had received on my on-line app) – for my husband and two children. So, each person in the family has to have their own paper application. to take to the interview. Only one adult filled out and submitted the…