Fulbright Observations from Lyon

   Right after we moved into our apartment, a new bakery opened up down the street.  They opened up in August, right as everything else clos...

     In the United States, when someone asks me what I study, and I say "eighteenth and nineteenth century French history," I usua...

We've been taking advantage of the Toussaint holiday to explore more of Lyon, including the Parc Tete d'Or and various museums and ...

   We've struck up a bit of a friendship with an older French woman who lives in our apartment complex.  She frequently ends up waiting ...

My kids have been watching the Disney Channel on cable in our apartment.  I make them watch it in French, and they pointed out an odd phenom...

     The kids have been disappointed to not get to dress up and trick or treat while they are here, and they asked if there was any way tha...

Got three comments today at the marché how cold my children must be (they were all wearing tshirts and jeans or leggings; it was about 60 de...