Our Irregular Dispatch From French Life
This isn't your average newsletter. It’s the honest, occasionally ridiculous, behind-the-scenes look at what it's really like for two Americans and a Golden Retriever to move to France. Whether you’re a daydreamer, a planner, or already knee-deep in French paperwork, this is the one email you’ll actually look forward to.
Germany Seemed Like a Good Idea
The plan was simple: buy a car in Cologne, sell one near a U.S. Army base, celebrate in Reims with champagne by 7:30.
By nightfall I was standing outside a Pizza Hut in the rain.
Should You Ship Your Car to France?
The gendarme pulled me over. As I handed him my license, the only thing I could think to say was, “I look like a potato in that picture.”
How to Buy Firewood in France
You don’t learn France from guidebooks. You learn it from the people who quietly know how things actually work — and from realizing you’re still the idiot in the room.
Why I Will Never Drive to Paris Again
“The only way out was to pick a side. Headlight or driver’s door?
I chose the door.”
A €1 Baguette Broke My $30,000 Dental Implants
Honestly? A chipped front tooth looked better than a Bond villain cosplay.