How To: Be An Asian Blonde in Paris
I’ve been blonde for almost five years with some detours to pink, blue, green, grey, violet…
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I’m A Digital Detox Failure
I have failed my digital detox. I made this overly-ambitious schedule… … and stuck to it…
#LaVie: I Was Slut Shamed At Disneyland Paris
At a certain point in life—you’re married, middle-aged, a mom of two—you start to believe you’re…
Racist Or Just French? Monoprix
As an American woman of color in France, I notice all sorts of ways this country…
Ask A Frenchwoman: Are French Lovers The Best?
Dear Frenchwoman: Are French lovers really the best when it comes to sex and romance?…
Identity Crisis: From #BossLady To Expat Mom
I’m drowning in laundry that’s 90% superhero underwear, trying to remember whether I’ve had an adult…
Femme Infidèle: Rethinking Monogamy
Femme Infidèle is our series about the extramarital adventures of Paris women. Today’s Femme Infidèle is a…
#LaVie: I Love Bites
After seven-plus years in Paris, I’ve made my share of French faux-pas. Like the time…
Expats Gone Crazy: Our Review Of Picard’s “Hello America”
It starts with a quiet post on a Facebook expat page: “Picard* has special American…
Ask A Frenchwoman: How Do I Curse In French?
Dear Frenchwoman, As an expat in Paris, I have no idea how to curse in…
#BossLady: Lyon’s Empress Of Coffee
When we met Rosamund James, we were immediately smitten. In true Kiwi style, she’s warm,…
WTF Paris?! Weird Sh*t Expats Eat
There’s an apocryphal story my husband loves to tell. The first time I “cooked” for him in…