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• The OFII Appointment: French residency

  By Julie Callahan on March 3, 2017 • ( 5 )

  

  In order to complete our French residency, my husband and I must go through the OFII appointment in Paris. Here’s what happened.

• Finding Wonder: Cirque d’Hiver, Paris

  By Julie Callahan on February 24, 2017 • ( 8 )

  

  I live in Paris near the Cirque d’hiver. This week, I got tickets for my husband and I to attend. It was simply awesome!

• Dinner Time on Rue Oberkampf

  By Julie Callahan on February 17, 2017 • ( 21 )

  

  Since we have a tiny kitchen in our tiny Paris apartment, I shop for food everyday, and generally right at meal time. Fortunately, we live near foodie heaven: The Rue Oberkampf.

• Thinking Until It Hurts

  By Julie Callahan on February 10, 2017 • ( 14 )

  

  Alzheimers disease runs in my family. Research claims that learning a second language is one of the best ways to stave off dementia. This is just one more reason to love our life in Paris!

• Home in Paris… and why I love the 11th

  By Julie Callahan on February 5, 2017 • ( 16 )

  

    This week, we arrived in Paris for a year.   Our apartment is the same one that we rented nearly two years ago on the heels of my retirement. It’s small. No…  It’s tiny. But I love its twelve-foot high ceilings,… Read More ›