searching4peace is finishing all my work so that I can set up a remote office.
Live in the Languedoc Region of France
3 days ago
To do this, I need to:
Pay off debt
Learn french
Telecommute
How to live in France
It made me
Warm and French. 
"Wow, the Valle du Loire is storybook beautiful--great food, and a wonderfully mild pace."
How I did it: I did it the old-fashioned way. I married a Frenchie (and then as is the norm in France we divorced.). Anyway, there was nothing much to it, you fill out some paperwork, and then get a job.
Lessons & tips: Make sure your French is up to snuff. I missed out on some plumb jobs because I couldn't speak French when I first arrived.
Resources: I know you've been lead to believe differently, but France is pretty cool with foreigners. The library has English sections. It's possible to have your legal stuff presented or translated into English--and most people have studied English at least momentarily. Now, I know that everybody stays in Paris--and so you don't know this--but most French people are okay with Americans. The Parisians however, hate everybody.
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Not visit .... live in France
1 week ago
I’ve taken French since middle school. I know one day I’ll go I just have to decide when. I was actually considering going at the start of the year. Just moving into a flat for a couple of months to see how I liked it. I’ll look more into this.
AFS France 2008/2009
3 weeks ago
best thing i’ve ever decided to do. everyone should live in a foreign country.
ddurrell is alone in his head.
meetup.com
1 month ago
“Par hasard” I went to a Meetup.com french-speakers (francophone) meeting with a workmate last night (20.8.08) and met up with a lot of interesting people. For those who wish to further your goal of living/working in France and/or brushing up on one’s french- this is the thing to do. Join a group. It got me thinking again about the ‘hows’ and the ‘whens’. Honestly, I am not certain about these goals and the fact that they can conflict with each other, e.g., can’t live in two places at once (or can one be in two places at once?), but I will figure it out at some point.
J'aime...
1 month ago
FRANCE.
amazing. live there at some point. the cultural experience is phenomenal. there is nothing like it. you will be surrounded by beauty every day. just be ware of the grey winter skies ;/
fieryrogue is wondering why she's sacrificing sleep for the Olympics
Paris, je t'aime
1 month ago
I’d count “live” as at least a year (as opposed to visiting for an extended amount of time).
ddurrell is alone in his head.
Work would be challenging
2 months ago
Maybe do Paris for a little while, or perhaps in the South; I am more of a Mediterranean type anyway. Point is to just go and think about work once I get there. A work permit will be a challenge. Why didn’t I get a carte de sejour when I was married to a francaise! Arrrgh!
tenthrune has too many kids at her house.
Untitled
2 months ago
I went to Chicago last week to get my visa and came back empty handed. Something hadn’t yet cleared on the CampusFrance website (the most evil bureaucracy in this whole process – they only let you communicate via email, but they don’t actually respond to your emails) so they’ll have to mail me my visa later. Now I’m just crossing my fingers.
In good news: I have my apartment reserved. I have been in contact with my temporary host family. I’ve been officially accepted to the University of Orléans. The only thing left is my visa.
Granted, that is kind of a big thing.
