Ah! The story of getting my French visa. Buckle up, this journey requires commitment on a serious level. I learnt a lot through this; I cried a lot, and I got frustrated a lot and angry a bit too, but I never doubted that I was meant to come and live in France. Perhaps some of the information I learned along the way might help you if you are yet to head down this path too. Selecting the right French…
This is Part 2 of the series How to Live in the Unknown without Fear. Read Part 1 here. There are many practices to create the right mindset required for stepping…
Remember in the last blog I talked about our fear of living in the unknown? I have created this 2 part series that will outline how I break through fear barriers.…
For the past year I have been living in the void of the unknown. I made a decision, just 14 months ago now, to sell up my house and let go…
Ah, Nice … the pearl of the Riviera, the heart of the Cote d’Azur. The beautiful city perched on the edge of the glistening blue Mediterranean. The playground for the rich…
My friend Helen came to visit me a few weekends ago. I had worked with Helen in London … ahem, 30 years ago … and we had not seen each other…
For a change, it was a beautiful sunny day in Nice. Surprisingly the weather has been the WORST it has ever been in years. And this has been all year so…
Even though I am loving being in France, there are times, as I mentioned in the last blog, where I have felt quite flat. I was analyzing why I was feeling…
My second week here was pretty tough. Not because anything actually went wrong, but just ‘because’ really. I guess it was an emotional response to all the changes I was going…
Monday 26 February 2018 I started my 12- week French course at Alpha.b in Nice. The school is in an old building near the central shopping street, so a handy location,…