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  • Boba in the City of Light

    If you’re wondering how deep my bubble tea obsession runs, it made it into my wedding vows last summer.Yes, really. For a number of years, bubble tea has been my…

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  • 5 French Films to Watch During the Second Lockdown

    Thanks to the Frenchman’s father, I have always been encouraged to watch French films and listen to French music. Over the years, he has very kindly taught me the who’s…

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  • Joanna Bate – An artist à decouvrir!

    Joanna divides her time as much as possible between living in Woodford and France and has done two local art exhibitions. She is mainly self taught and has a HND…

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  • 5 Things I’m Going to Miss About Being in Confinement

    When Macron announced the lock-down on the 17th March, I didn’t think we would still be here on the 10th of May. At the beginning, it was really hard, even…

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  • Kodawari Ramen – Visit Japan, without ever leaving Paris!

    When I first heard about Kodawari Ramen, I almost couldn't believe what I was hearing. Had someone really opened a restaurant that was a replica of the famous Tsukiji fish…

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  • 10 Ways to Stay Sane in Confinement

    We will be so grateful when we visit places, when we taste new dishes and hear new languages. And we will love stronger, hug harder and be more grateful than…

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  • The French You Don’t Learn at School – The Verlan Episode

    Do you remember when you were a child and you used to make up your own language that your parents couldn’t understand? Maybe you used words in the wrong context,…

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  • An Evening With Le Cheese Geek

    Anyone who knows me, even a little, knows how much I love cheese. Even before I lived in France, my love affair with cheese had already begun. It was just,…

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  • How to Apply for French Nationality Part Four – The Interview

    Five long months later and I finally arrived at the not so pearly gates of the Val de Marne prefecture, ready to face the last step of the nationality process.…

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  • How to Apply for French Nationality – Part Three: The Prefecture

    And so it begins… After it took me roughly two months of resending the same email again and again, over and over just to get an appointment, I had mentally…

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