We made it to the airport with six suitcases, two backpacks, and one bike in a box. Ten years of dreaming, a year of planning, and lots of hopes and dreams. “Allez! On y va!” (Come on! Let’s
Do you remember the excitement you had when there were only three days left until summer vacation? Or your birthday, graduation, wedding, due date, or any other big life occasion? Well here we are, with just three more days until we leave for France! We’re busy sorting out the last details, saying our goodbyes for
We took a little trip out the the beach yesterday, which is my happy place. It helps me re-connect to the universe as a small part of something bigger than myself, and puts my worries or woes into perspective. Though not warm and sunny, it was not windy or raining. It was refreshing to smell
Because we closed on our house earlier than expected and we have a longer gap between selling and beginning our French adventure, we’re in this funny “hurry up and wait” time. We’re really happy to be able to share more family time before we start this adventure and are making the most of it. How
We plan to post more frequently than once a week, but this week was A LOT! Over the past week, we: Adventures like this always come with some learning experiences — it’s the unknown unknowns that will get you every time. For example, we learned that after you sell your last car, your auto insurance
Tonight is the last night we are spending at our home here in the U.S. While we’re so excited to go, we’re going to miss our kids and the friends we made here. We hope that this isn’t goodbye, but rather “À bientôt!” (see you soon). We’ve sold our last piece of furniture and made
One of the most frequent questions we get about this adventure is “But Why France?” As a life-long US resident, I understand why France not everyone’s first thought when the conversation turns to where one might go if not the US. Here are some great reasons why we are choosing France for our big adventure:
We received our French visas yesterday, just a mere SIX DAYS after our appointment! We couldn’t believe how fast the process was and the turnaround time was incredible. We had been prepared to wait a few weeks. I can’t say enough good things about how smooth the process was once it was underway. We got
We applied for our visa today through VSF Global in Seattle. We’ve been preparing our documentation for weeks to be sure we had everything just right. Now, fingers crossed we are successful and we can move forward on our plans to be in France in
Starting this blog is the first step towards documenting our journey to spend a year in France, exploring cities and our first year of retired life together. We’ve dreamed together for years, wanting to find a way to spend more time seeing the world. It took a long time, but we’ve finally figured out how