| Carey is an American expat living in Toulouse, where he moved in 2015 to study for a Master’s degree in Musicology. Learn more about his expat experience in Toulouse. |  |
| John relocated with his family from the United States to Paris, France, when his wife was offered a job there. John is a stay-at-home dad who has thoroughly enjoyed helping his two children settle into Parisian life. He enjoys learning about the history of the city and exploring its chateaus and restaurants. Read about his expat life in Paris. |  |
| Liene is an expat from the United States living with her family in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. After earning a degree in forestry and working as a wildland firefighter in the US, she is currently working on raising two boys, learning French, travelling Europe and writing her blog, Femme au Foyer. Read about her expat life in France. |  |
| David is an award-winning writer whose insightful account of Paris has inspired many a journey to the City of Lights. He has written many books and hundreds of articles for international publications, and now, he has written his impressions of life in Paris for Expat Arrivals. Read David’s eloquent take on expat life Paris-style. |  |
| Anne is better qualified than most expats to write about her experiences: she is an award-winning novelist who has published in both English and French, the latter achievement proof of her thorough enculturation into French life after two decades in Paris. Read about her impressions of life in Paris. |  |
| Jennifer is a food-loving expat living in a small village in the heart of southern France. She blogs extensively about the cuisine and culture of the region and shares with us some of her insights about expat life in France. |  |
| Cynthia fell in love with a Frenchman she met during a train ride in Provence in 2005. After 2.5 years of a long-distance relationship between Los Angeles and Chambéry, she sold her house and business and moved to Chambéry, in the heart of the Savoy region of France. Read about her expat life in France here. |  |
| Kimberlee describes herself as a somewhat contrary, 40-something woman who decided to leave corporate life in the USA behind and reinvent her life in France. She runs a small business, The Bohemians, a petite boutique in Brantôme that sells gifts, clothes, and décor items for the home. Read about her expat life in France here. |  |
| Dedene lives in central France between Orléans and Gien near the Loire River and Sully-sur-Loire. She grew up in Oregon and moved all over the US before finally settling in France in 1989. Dedene says she came for work and stayed for love. Read about her expat experiences in France here. |  |
| Julie was a founding editor of Food Arts Magazine in New York and was its executive editor for ten years. She is now a freelance food, wine and travel writer who lives most of the year in Provence, France. Read about her experience of being an expat in France. |  |
| Mark was originally from New York, moved to California, and then was dragged by his girlfriend to a tiny Celtic village in Brittany at the westernmost edge of France, in Finistère, where he wrote his book, I’ll Never Be French (No matter what I do). Read about his experience of being an expat in France. |  |
| Heather is a culture transition specialist who spent a sweet year in Paris working for a French telecommunications office. Although now back in her native New York, she reminisces about expat life in France. |  |
