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Susan Unwinding in the South of France
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Describe Yourself:I'm a recovering lawyer and expat who left the US in August of this year (2007) to follow my dream of living in a small village in southern France. Please visit my new blog where you will find additional stories about our daily life: Notre Vie Quotidienne http://notreviequotidien.blogspot.com
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On Gather, I'm Looking For ...:writing opportunities, connections with people
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Favorite Music, Artists, Genres:Big Girls Don't Cry by Fergie, Nothing Lasts Forever, Maroon 5, Hey There Delilah by Plain White TShirt, Bing Crosy's Christmas songs, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Pink House and Sylvie, Celine Dion's Christmas albums, Bubbly by Colbie Caillat, Say it Right by Nellie Furtado, Hillary Duff, all the Beatles, the Beach boys, Simon and Garfunckle, Joni Mitchell, Karla Bonoff, all the singers and songs on Putumayo Presents Paris, C&W classics, especially Reba
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Favorite Books, Writers, Genres:The all-time best novel about a family through generations, The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher; Money, a Memoir by Liz Perle; Inventing the Truth, The Art and Craft of Memoir by William Zinsser, ed.; Words for a French Life by Kristin Espinasse, French Impressions by John S. Littell (and Mary Littell post mortem); French Dirt by Richard Goodman; Falling Leaves and Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah; French or Foe and Savoir Flair by Polly Platt; Our Paris by Edmund White; Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth (Groceries) Gilbert; The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart; anything/everything by Marita van der Vyver: Breathing Space, There is a Season and her first novel, Intertaining Angels; Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris; anything by Amy Tan; I Love You Like Crazy Cakes by Rose A. Lewis and Jane Dyer (My daughter was convinced that the book was written from our adoption story~the beautiful illustrations do look an awful lot like we did in 2000.)., All the hundreds (thousands??) of nonfiction writers who have taught me through the years that, if I can read it, I can do it!
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Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres:The Joy Luck Club; Titanic; City of Angels; Corpse Bride; Meet the Robinsons for its exploration of adoption and the definition of family and its support of living your dreams; Princess Diary (1) due to the quote about fear written by Mia's father for her 16th birthday; Aquamarine, for girlpower! Thelma and Louise, for womanpower! Paper chase, for how Harvard really was and Legally Blonde, for how Harvard could have/should have been!!
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Favorite TV Shows, Actors:Brothers & Sisters, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Dancing with the Stars (It is a crime that CBS is blocking internet access to the current season episodes for those of us who are living abroad!!) and anything on the Food Network! As you can see, when I watch TV, it's to relax and escape!
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Gina R.,
May 28, 2008, 11:32AM EDT
Wow Susan. I envy you. Left it all to go to Europe. My sister is in Europe right now. We have family in England and Wales. I tried to become a family lawyer straight out of law school, but couldn't get a job, so I went back into banking and became a bank attorney. Now I am looking for the next career.
arleen ..,
May 22, 2008, 9:13PM EDT
susan, poste s'il vous plaît plus d'images de votre belle vie en France. arleen ~
Janet Louise H.,
Apr 14, 2008, 8:12PM EDT
Merci pour votre comment. C'etait comme une poeme! I enjoy being on your mailing list and love to live vicariously in France!
peter g.,
Mar 31, 2008, 3:41PM EDT
I love your style and charisma, I always admire strong women, probably why I hope Hillary becomes our next president. When I left my country in 1989, I never imagined
what my life would be like, but heck it turned out to be great. I am an ex-narcotics cop
from Belize in the Caribbean, actually I just did an interview on the BBC Caribbean news
about crime in the Caribbean and what to do about it, if you would like top listen to it, visit bbccaribbeannews.com go to the caribbean crime forum, then open where it prompts to listen to the interview. I applaud you for making such a bold move and hope you are having the time of your life.
what my life would be like, but heck it turned out to be great. I am an ex-narcotics cop
from Belize in the Caribbean, actually I just did an interview on the BBC Caribbean news
about crime in the Caribbean and what to do about it, if you would like top listen to it, visit bbccaribbeannews.com go to the caribbean crime forum, then open where it prompts to listen to the interview. I applaud you for making such a bold move and hope you are having the time of your life.
artistlee C.,
Mar 27, 2008, 1:11PM EDT
hi SUSAN
HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK { CHILD BY THE SEA } IT IS A VERY OLD BOOK.
A FRIEND WANTED TO READ THE BOOK , SHE NEVER RETURNED IT. THEN SHE SAID SHE LOST IT. I CAN NOT REMEMBER THE AUTHOR NAME { I THINK THAT I ENJOYED READING THAT BOOK MORE THAN ANY OTHER BOOK I HAVE READ.
YOUR FRIEND ///artistlee
HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK { CHILD BY THE SEA } IT IS A VERY OLD BOOK.
A FRIEND WANTED TO READ THE BOOK , SHE NEVER RETURNED IT. THEN SHE SAID SHE LOST IT. I CAN NOT REMEMBER THE AUTHOR NAME { I THINK THAT I ENJOYED READING THAT BOOK MORE THAN ANY OTHER BOOK I HAVE READ.
YOUR FRIEND ///artistlee
Doug M.,
Mar 25, 2008, 9:19PM EDT
Hey Susan!
I'm just stopping by to say hello. I hope everything is going well for you.
Doug
I'm just stopping by to say hello. I hope everything is going well for you.
Doug
0000-arleeno-0000,
Mar 5, 2008, 6:54PM EST
thanks for the encouraging words susan! it is hard as i am alone most of the time with frequent deployments. i'm sure i give to much away of myself here on gather, but it can be difficult sometimes staying put and waiting. i have carved out a nice little niche for myself in this part of the world, but know there is something out there waiting on the other side.
Heven B.,
Mar 5, 2008, 4:24PM EST
Thank you for the compliment. And I just would like to say that you should be proud of your self for making that leap. Alot of people are so scared to take chances and to go after what they want. I'm sure France is amazing. I hope all is well.
0000-arleeno-0000,
Feb 28, 2008, 8:01PM EST
susan, i am so envious of you to have followed your dream. i have a dream of moving to france and am not so far away from doing just that...my husband doesn't believe me!! i am off to check out your blog. thanks for accepting my connect. and jack - hemingway is one of my very favorite....
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