Baguette Bound: An American Family Moves to France
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2023
- The backstory of our lives leading up to the decision to leave the USA for a year-long adventure in France as a family.
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About Us:
We are an American family of 3 who moved to France for an extended stay adventure in 2022.
We wanted to experience Europe as more than rushed tourists on a 10 day vacation. To dive into the culture, learn a new language, experience daily life, and truly know what it was like to work and live somewhere other than the US.
In France, we set up a business, enrolled in a middle school, found housing and even got our cat a European passport!
While in the US preparing to leave, the information we found about staying in France for longer than a short vacation was directed at college students, young & single digital nomads or retirees. Where was the useful information for families like us?
With a year under our belts in France, we created Baguette Bound to pass on what we have learned. We hope to make it easier and inspire other families who are interested in experiencing a long stay in France with their families. Stay tuned for more information on French culture, local travel ideas, and the logistics of moving across the world.
Follow our journey @ baguettebound.com/
Book a 1:1 Consult with us: BookWithRaina.as.me/BaguetteB...
My husband and I and our 10 year-old daughter plan to move to France by summer of 2024! We have lived in the US all our lives, but with 20 years in the Air Force behind us and our desire to raise our child in France (something my husband and I have wanted for quite some time, too!), we were so happy to find this channel. Such a warm, welcoming family with so very much in common with our situation; it's a big leap to take and it's wonderful to know others have managed it successfully! Thank you Raina, Jason, and Juliana!
Welcome ❤
As a French, I'd be delighted to help you If you need some pièces of advice.
Alors bienvenue ! I hope you will be happy in france.
Good to have you in our country. Welcome . I hope you enjoy our way of life and the quietness in our rural areas. it is peaceful and nice.we definitely have '" qualité de la vie ", not running around for stupid things and I think it's gold . your daughter is becoming fully bilingual and your are learning too. Welcome and love from an old Frenchman. is Julianna happy in France, new school, new language, new friends etc..?
J'ai un cousin, c'est l'inverse, il est parti à Houston pour ouvrir une pâtisserie il y a plus de 20 ans et il n'est jamais revenu en France.
Probably because he could make beaucoup money compared to better priced goods in France! Americans will pay a premium for a great pastry!
I liked your 'doing it now-ish', instead of waiting for... retirement? And making a plan. Bit I can tell you, if you really want to change your life/moving abroad, you can do it on short notice, for me it was 3weeks😀
- how did you do a visa that quickly?
Thanks for sharing your journey with us. It would be great if, at some point, you could share the specifics on how you are maintaining yourselves like whether you work remote or live off of your investments.
Bravo à vous trois !
Good on you to follow your hearts! Great timing to find your channel as I recently read that more young US folks are choosing to live outside US. Fingers crossed that they find your channel.
Thank you!! ❤️
Thanks for sharing your story, I found it very interesting.
Thank you so much for watching and leaving us a message! Was there something in particular that connected with you? We'd love to hear! 😊
Love the channel which i only just discovered and for a change relatively early on. Hope your all happy and your daughters settling in at her new school. She's at a perfect age to learn a new language, in no time she' be speaking French like the locals and running circles around her parents. hope your family enjoys France, its a country brimming with great food and culture.
Lol, that's already happened! (Speaking circles around us!) Thanks for watching!!
Thank-you. We'll be coming over in Sept, 2026.
this really helps other people .thank you guys
I understand, I was transferred to Houston and I could only do it for 3 years. We loved The Woodlands but commute was horrible.
Oh man, yeah that's one of the worst! Second only to 290 West out to Cypress, but it's finally finished now and better I've heard. Houston has such a great food and art scene, plus lots of cool people, but the weather...it's like living in a humidifier!
I just found your channel and am excited to to see more content. I’m working on a plan for myself and appreciate the information 🙂
That's amazing, how exciting! Good luck with all the planning! Let us know if there's videos about specific things you'd like to see.
Thanks for watching and your comment, we appreciate it!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! These videos are so helpful and surpass many other channels by expats. I am hanging on your every word and hope to follow your path. I even signed up for language lessons with Benoit! Merci guys!
Thank you, that means a lot!! 🥰 And yay about classes with Benoit!! I hope you enjoy them as much as we have. Even when its been hard, he has been so patient, encouraging and fun as a teacher, I keep going. Good luck and thank you again for sharing the journey here with us! ❤️
@@BaguetteBound thanks again! Benoit and I start tomorrow!
"please be more specific" haha funny moment. Great content, thanks!
It's a moment that's frozen in time for me (Raina) 😂 Thanks for watching!
First! This is amazing!! 🎉
Thanks Tae! These are a lot of fun to make, please let us know what you are interested in.