Life Abroad

My French village is not in the guidebooks. It’s not swarming with sweaty tourists in shabby shorts. So what’s so special?

The joys of expat housing can be many, but screechy concerts on the roof and crappy plumbing are not among them.

Oh, the things you learn about the toilets of the world! Expat life offers you wonderful opportunities to try out all sorts. I’ll try and keep it clean.

I stare at my funky self in the mirror. What to do? Screaming is hard work, so I decide to be Zen about it.

What’s up with the Dutch? Are my people a tribe of uncivil, ill-mannered jerks?