A young Franco-American’s journey through France: culture, coffee, croissants, fashion, food, and everything in between. From France, with Love.

A Personal Note

Bonjour! Je m’appelle Chloé, et je suis ravie de vous rencontrer ! I’m so happy to meet you!

Although I visited France and my French family several times while growing up in Northern California, deciding to actually live here was a very different, and far more challenging...story.

It’s a bold step, especially at 22 years old. It means leaving behind everything familiar to explore a lifestyle I’ve always admired and wanted to understand more deeply.

With my relentlessly adventurous spirit, I recently decided to take that leap.

My journey isn’t just about settling into a new home or adapting to a new country. It’s about discovering France, and eventually Europe, through fresh eyes. Through these posts, I hope to explore cultural differences and, most importantly, to appreciate and respect them as a recent International Affairs graduate still very much learning the world.

As I navigate, explore, stumble, and will occasionally embarrass myself, I’ll share insights and inspirations for anyone considering a similar adventure, or for those who are simply curious about life on the other side of the Atlantic.

Here are some of the topics I plan to write about:

• Food – Bien sur!!!  C’est absolument incontournable en France.  And why does everything taste so much like…  real food?
  

• Markets – And no, not just food markets
  

• Art & History – Who can ignore thousands of years in the making!
  

• Traditions – Halloween vs. Mardi Gras?! 
  

• Fashion – OMG… this is where it truly begins
  

• Daily life – Why is everyone rushing so much in the U.S.?
  

• Work habits - How Do Different Approaches to Work Shape Quality of Life?

À très bientôt, From France, with Love.

Chloé