American Expats In France
If you are looking to connect with American expats in France, then this page brings together all the latest expat blogs France written by American bloggers, any interviews, articles and news items we have here at ExpatsBlog.com.
Latest Blogs by American Expats Living in France
My French Odyssey
My name is Monica Jones. I am a New Yorker living in France. A little over a year ago, I packed up my things and moved myself, my cats and my horse across the ocean. My French Odyssey is the story of that journey.
Girl Gone Gallic
A new dawn, and with it new adventures. Girl Gone Gallic records the tales of my travels throughout France while working and exploring. I love discovering the differences between our cultures and everyday life. Join me...
Bonjour Adventure
A woman living in Paris, traveling around Europe and creating excitement as an expat in France.
Blooming in Bordeaux
Lessons in Life, Travel, & French Culture from the Southwest of France
France, Food, Scooters and More
My wife is a skilled, multi-ethnic cook. I learned to eat at an early age. We traveled the States, Mexico and the Caribbean, but when we visited Europe, we fell in love with the south of France. My thoughts are free and worth every penny.
Latest Expat Interviews/ Articles
American Expat Living in France - Interview with Christy
The "What Up, Swags?!" journey began when Christy Swagerty, "Swags," left California in 2011 to chase her dream of playing volleyball professionally overseas. She was signed to a team in Belgium,...
American Expat Living in France - Interview with Katrin
Katrin first set foot in France in 1999 as an art history student at Southern Methodist University. After one semester abroad, she announced to her family that she had found her true calling in Paris...
American Expat Living in France - Interview with Marianne
Marianne is an American expat living abroad in France and working as an au pair. She enjoys traveling, bicycling, watching tv series, writing, yoga, and dogs. Marianne's expat blog is called...
American Expat Living in France - Interview with Marina
Marina is a twenty-something American who now lives in Paris. She works for the education department of a museum, and she loves encouraging people to use their imaginations when looking at art....
British Expat Living in France - Interview with ema
Ema and her husband Peter moved to rural Limousin in South West France at the end of 2013. Leaving Brighton and busy city life behind. They are following their dream to live and run their business...
US Expat Living in Montpellier, France - Interview with Anna
Anna is a quirky American expat living in France (We think. We had trouble keeping track of her schedule). We caught up with her in Costa Rica where she is (officially) doing her PhD research and...
American Expat Living in France - Interview with Barb
Using an unusual moniker which resulted from a rather bad Shakespearean pun for the blog's title, Barb the French Bean is the coffee-addicted half of a blogging duo. She resides in France under the...
American Expat Living in France - Interview with Jerry
Jerry is a former newspaper editor, reporter and columnist. He teaches journalism at Emerson College in Boston, where from 1999 to 2005 he was the first chair of its journalism department. Jerry has...
US Expat Living in France - Interview with Margery
Margery is a single mother of three children, living in a rural part of the South of France for a year to experience a different culture and travel as much as possible while in Europe. She loves to...
American Expat Living in France, Interview With Nancy
Nancy Kate began her journey at the tender of age of 3 when she took upon her tricycle to escape the everyday monotony of the stress-filled toddler lifestyle. Upon her return to her Mother's care,...
Expat Interview with Venetia, British Expat Living in France
Venetia came to France on a whim. It was an act of faith that changed her life completely. In the year 1999 she came to visit a friend and saw a house, which she then bought. Six months later she...
Expat Interview With Stephanie, US Expat Living in Paris
Stephanie spent years enhancing women's lives through coaching, yoga and holistic health care methods in San Francisco before leaving it all behind to take a chance on love! She moved to Paris,...
Expat Interview With Jennifer - US expat in Bordeaux, France
Jennifer and her family live in Bordeaux, France. Formerly, a school guidance counselor, Jennifer now writes about her new life and how she is blending her American heritage with the French culture....
From Texas to Lyon - Meet American Expat Jessica
Jessica was born romanticizing gypsies and nomads, with a love of travel in her heart. This love has taken her on vacation to places like China, Central America and the Middle East, as well as having...
Finding an apartment to rent in Paris - Expat Property
Local Expert Series: Renting a Paris apartment by Megan McGuire You need three things to find an apartment in Paris: 1. A perfect dossier 2. Patience 3. Patience If you’ve got those two...
An Expat Kid - Interview with Daisy Tannenbaum
Daisy Tannenbaum is the precocious twelve-year-old narrator of the blog series MY STUPID JOURNAL, so technically she is a fictional expatriate. After being expelled from school, she is sent to live...
On se fait un ciné? Going to the movies in Paris
Local Expert Series: Going to movies by Megan McGuire Although you might think there’s nothing “typically French” about going to the movies, it’s one of the most popular activities in the...
Canadian Expat With Spanish, Filipina & Chinese Heritage in Paris - Interview With Milsters
Milsters is a Canadian with Spanish, Filipina, and Chinese heritage who has lived in 13 countries on 4 continents - partly due to her parents' professions, partly due to her inner global nomad. She...
England to France - Expat Interview With Sarah
Sarah Hague moved to France on a romantic adventure to join a Frenchman and found herself living in the glorious South of France. After 26 years there, she got things nicely organised - her kids,...
America to France - Expat Interview With Rebecca Brown
You’d have to be crazy to quit a great job in San Francisco and leave all your friends to go burn through your savings, and live in a foreign country where you don’t know a single soul, right?...
Expat Interview With Liz - Portland to Paris
When Liz Cohen’s first child was 8 weeks old, her husband came home and said, “How do you feel about moving to Paris?” Her response was, “I haven’t even figured out how to take a shower...
US Expat Living In France - Interview With Ella Coquine
Lisa (aka Ella Coquine) moves to Paris alone, falls in love, restarts her life…and then gets dumped! Ella Coquine and her Tales from the Chambre de Bonne (see listing here) follow the journey of an...
Australia to France - Expat Interview With Rosemary
Rosemary Kneipp knew from a very early age that she wanted to live in Europe. She learnt French at school and her university studies were aimed at achieving fluency in the language and getting a job...
Australian Expat In Loire Valley - Interview With Susan
Susan Walter left Australia to pursue an interest in costume design in England, and ended up an entomologist in France. To find out how this could have happened you need to read her blog Days on the...
Expat Interview With Diane - American Expat In France
Diane a dog lover, fitness enthusiast, world traveler and Francophile! She's also a newlywed living in France with her husband, Tom, and gorgeous Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Dagny. Although Dagny...
American Expat In Paris - Expat Interview With Jenna
Jenna-Marie Warnecke grew up in Arizona, worked as a video editor in New York for 7 years, then quit and ran away to Paris in January to be a writer. She contributes to several sites online and...
Expat Interview With Lindsey - Philadelphian Expat In Paris
Lindsey Tramuta is the author and photographer of the award-winning blog Lost In Cheeseland (see listing here) where she covers life as an expat through food and travel stories, personal anecdotes...
Expat Interview With Wendy Hollands - Australian Expat In France
Wendy Hollands said she'd be back in Australia in a year's time. Twelve years later, she's still telling family and friends she'll be back one day, but there are too many places she has yet to...
Latest News Relating to France or Usa
Brits in Portugal furious over UK refusal to initiate air bridge
British expats living in Portugal are furious about the UK’s refusal to set up a quarantine-free air bridge for tourists. In yet another chaotic decision, the UK has ruined Portugal’s chances...- Accidental Americans take French banks to court over FATCA
An ‘Accidental American’ group at present living and working in France are now taking legal action based on the claim that FATCA is being used by French banks as an excuse to turn away USA... - Brit would-be expats urged to tread carefully on property purchase
European properties are now in high demand by British buyers hoping to become expats before Brexit hits the already damaged UK economy. According to online property agents, searches for both... - Chinese students trapped in USA being scammed by US airlines
Chinese expat students are now trapped in the USA via a cash grab by US airlines. Chinese students studying at American universities are unable to return home due to a cash-grab by US airlines... - Getting away from it all in a one euro European property
Escaping the coronavirus pandemic in a stunning location via one-euro renovation properties. Renovation of deserted properties purchased for just one euro is old news, but the trend is growing...
