Moving from Traditional to Digital Classrooms
France Grinds to a Halt France’s economy, like those of many countries, almost came to a complete standstill during the Covid-19 lockdown. For France, it was for two months from…
Warm-Up Hike: Feissons-Sur-Salins — Refuge du Mont Jovet
What was meant to be a gentle leg-stretch above our Savoie chalet became a 24 km climb to Refuge du Mont Jovet, and a cash-only lunch we had to budget…
Preamble to Two-Week Stay in Savoie
A Last-Minute Stay in Savoie The second part* of our summer starts today, 31 July 2020. We have booked a chalet at Feissons-sur-Salins, a tiny village located at an altitude…
Reading-In-Progress (RIP) Books
A tour of my bedside stack of RIP (reading-in-progress) books, topped by an 8-inch pile of half-finished classics and contemporary reads—and a confession about why the pile never seems to…
Quest for French Residence Permit
Navigating France's notoriously complex residence permit process as a foreign national - queues before dawn, forms in French, and a system that tests your patience at every turn.