Paris is an excellent city for expats. The number of anglophones and organizations that support anglophones is amazing. We have already done activities with the school, the American Church in Paris, WICE, and Message. The latter two are specifically geared toward providing activities and support for English-speaking residents of Paris.
There are walks, coffee hours, tours, classes, conversation groups, seminars, neighborhood gatherings, message boards, books, and more offered by these organizations.
This past Saturday we attended the Bloom Where You're Planted seminar hosted annually (since 1970) by the American Church in Paris. The program is geared towards new anglophone arrivals in Paris. There must have been somewhere around 100 attendees.
There were talks on discovering Paris, the markets, starting a business, the French education system, raising happy kids, staying healthy, cooking, etc. One talk focused on the stress associated with being an expat -- something we really related to.
The day also provided us a chance to talk with other expats and to share stories and advice. That is something that we've enjoyed as we've met a variety of people through the activities of these various organizations.
The best part of the Bloom Where You're Planted day? The all-day child care was great. But, tops was closing the day with wine and cheese tasting. They offered about a half-dozen wines from various regions of France with a complementary variety of cheeses. It was wonderful.
There are walks, coffee hours, tours, classes, conversation groups, seminars, neighborhood gatherings, message boards, books, and more offered by these organizations.
This past Saturday we attended the Bloom Where You're Planted seminar hosted annually (since 1970) by the American Church in Paris. The program is geared towards new anglophone arrivals in Paris. There must have been somewhere around 100 attendees.
There were talks on discovering Paris, the markets, starting a business, the French education system, raising happy kids, staying healthy, cooking, etc. One talk focused on the stress associated with being an expat -- something we really related to.
The day also provided us a chance to talk with other expats and to share stories and advice. That is something that we've enjoyed as we've met a variety of people through the activities of these various organizations.
The best part of the Bloom Where You're Planted day? The all-day child care was great. But, tops was closing the day with wine and cheese tasting. They offered about a half-dozen wines from various regions of France with a complementary variety of cheeses. It was wonderful.
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