tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post5678726936762081708..comments2023-10-20T14:57:09.447+02:00Comments on Paris Déjà Vu: A Brave Woman in ParisPaigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05777428548325449024noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-56207170442187384892012-07-02T09:34:50.434+02:002012-07-02T09:34:50.434+02:00It seems this French dream is strong with many of ...It seems this French dream is strong with many of us....we are still waiting to get there, so from South Africa to Mougins, which is where we are hoping to set up home.<br /><br />Am also blogging about it - sharing my dramas and dreams - and hopefully very soon I will be blogging from France too.<br /><br />http://michelle-lessonsinfrench.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Thanks for sharing Paige, it really is lovely to read your adventures.<br /><br />MichMichelleMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03699701818315068503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-221269424371961222012-06-28T00:51:12.572+02:002012-06-28T00:51:12.572+02:00French blogs are my dirty little workday habit. Fr...French blogs are my dirty little workday habit. From "Haven in Paris" to "Provence Post" and food blogs like "Chocolat& Zucchin"i and David Lebovitz, I flit from post to post getting my 15 minute french fix and fantasizing about a return visit. Thank you for a wonderful post...and the thought that I could someday reach out and ask "please show my your Paris!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-70695575903068690582012-06-20T18:50:02.779+02:002012-06-20T18:50:02.779+02:00Hi Paige!
I love that story!
I'm planning to ...Hi Paige!<br /> I love that story!<br />I'm planning to visit Paris for my first time this August. I will like to move there but I'm afraid I won't be able to find a job. I studied communications and I speak perfect Spanish and English. I know I have to learn French.<br />Can you give me any advices?<br />YanyYanuarys Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436567385435566853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-16413060475024800992012-06-20T18:48:29.280+02:002012-06-20T18:48:29.280+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yanuarys Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436567385435566853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-29185178853795672092012-06-06T02:57:56.619+02:002012-06-06T02:57:56.619+02:00Hi Paige! Your new friend sounds almost exactly li...Hi Paige! Your new friend sounds almost exactly like me - with the slight exception that I sold or gave away almost everything I owned, not even opting for the storage unit. The most difficult part was making the actual decision, which I mulled over for almost a year. But once I did, all my thoughts were filled with the excitement of the new life I would soon be leading. And though my time in Paris might be limited, each day I wake up and even in the un-dreamiest moments I think, "I am living my dream. I am in Paris." And that makes every scary part of the risk 100% worth it. I think the same can be said of any big risk we choose to take... it's just a matter of making the decision.Paris Cheapskatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03031717173164745055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-71700620983312392632012-06-04T12:02:45.672+02:002012-06-04T12:02:45.672+02:00Hi Pam - You must be getting excited! I think thre...Hi Pam - You must be getting excited! I think three years is a great amount of time - long enough to figure our how to really live and thrive here but not so long that you'll never be able to go back. (Unless you choose not to, that is..) Ohh, what do I miss from Boston... iced coffee and a honey glazed from Dunkin's, perhaps? ;)Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777428548325449024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-90576240236941423082012-06-04T11:58:13.234+02:002012-06-04T11:58:13.234+02:00Bonjour LaBergere! :) I enjoyed checking out your ...Bonjour LaBergere! :) I enjoyed checking out your blog and love your personal journey of self-discovery. The part about Paris being the place to discover the "woman you are really meant to be" is so right on. Wonderful! Thanks for commenting.Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777428548325449024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-88188426418857786852012-06-01T16:39:11.875+02:002012-06-01T16:39:11.875+02:00Years ago I woke up from a deep “auto pilot” slumb...Years ago I woke up from a deep “auto pilot” slumber and my every nerve cell indicated that I must immediately get to Paris and then the Basque Country on my own. Difficult to do with 3 small children and a husband at home. But I had not been back for 15 years (the time I was married) and I was so empty, with a longing so great… <br />And so I went before it was too late as I was sinking very fast. The Force was with me.<br /><br />http://farmhouseinfrance.blogspot.fr/2012/04/secret-de-femme-finding-woman-meant-to.html<br /><br />The moi I met knew she longed to live here…labergerebasquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057578832231849332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-83103510264973174072012-06-01T15:20:17.113+02:002012-06-01T15:20:17.113+02:00Hi Paige...I've commented before about our upc...Hi Paige...I've commented before about our upcoming move to Paris. We live in a coastal town south of Boston with our 4 children..17, 14, 10 and 3. Thankfully, all of us are excited about living in Paris! We will be there for 3 years with my husbands company and already we are trying to figure out if we could extend. Can I bring you anything from Boston? :)Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941799264944510946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-84005792309678936322012-06-01T10:43:39.558+02:002012-06-01T10:43:39.558+02:00Congratulations, Lynn! Great story - thanks for sh...Congratulations, Lynn! Great story - thanks for sharing. Cool things happen when we shake life up a bit, eh? Bonne chance avec le francais! :)Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777428548325449024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-37439281494103447302012-06-01T10:41:56.436+02:002012-06-01T10:41:56.436+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777428548325449024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-62186907111109269742012-05-31T22:12:10.514+02:002012-05-31T22:12:10.514+02:00Wow, that sounds like my story :) I got laid off ...Wow, that sounds like my story :) I got laid off from my job in SF (by design) in 2010, rented an apartment here for 3 months, met a Frenchman mid-way through, and decided to stay. Returned to the States briefly, rented my house out for a year, and came back. My boyfriend and I just got PACSed this week (the French version of domestic partnership). People often describe me as brave, but it all feels surprisingly natural... well except when I'm trying to make myself understood when I'm outside the house ;)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506084811123828788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-80995136542128062332012-05-31T21:02:08.359+02:002012-05-31T21:02:08.359+02:00Bonjour, Mia - I hope that fresh perspective lasts...Bonjour, Mia - I hope that fresh perspective lasts as long as possible. It's the BEST and let's you know you're really living! Enjoy your program and thanks for commenting!Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777428548325449024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615835669512085965.post-62787385227816049262012-05-31T16:43:00.815+02:002012-05-31T16:43:00.815+02:00I'm studying abroad in Aquitaine for two month...I'm studying abroad in Aquitaine for two months and today is the day that I moved past the culture shock and into the stage of loving every single thing I lay my eyes on. It's an unbelievable feeling!Mia Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670561700758454444noreply@blogger.com