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Expat writer gracelessly coping with two kids in Germany and sometimes France

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Author: Cherie Parenteau

I’m a writer and French teacher with a dirty little secret–I hate French cheese. This didn’t stop me from marrying a French man and moving to Germany to start a family with him. One day, I hope to freeze the ocean so that I could ice skate our little monsters, I mean children, to where my heart is in Minnesota. Until that happens this blog will have to do.

Magpie Daydream

A magpie sat on the industrial guts of the inner courtyard today Feathers so black and white With a song … More

expat, poetry

POW!

I want to live as if we all got this daily flash of light inside our heads,  Like a POW! … More

love, poetry, struggles

At Home, Again

I wanted to see deer. I was searching for real experiences with deer to add to the book I’m writing. … More

deer, expat, homesickness, nature, travel, wildlife, writing

Paramedics, Saints

My daughter tells me she wants to be a cashier, a singer, a hair stylist, maybe even a teacher *** … More

expat, love, poetry, struggles

Tethered

WOW 2024 Fall Flash Fiction Contest Finalist Astra set down a bouquet of dandelions then stepped back. Her dirty clothes … More

animals, deer, fiction, flash fiction, homesickness, nature, travel, wildlife

Happy Holidays 2024

Dear friends and family, Happy holidays 2024! Let’s welcome in the year 2025 together!  2024 wasn’t a typical year, they … More

nature, river

Letter to all the broken, bleeding-hearts / Lettre à tous ceux qui tiennent dans leur main un cœur brisé

How hard you have worked helping the most vulnerable in society.  Years ago, I asked my beloved French professor to … More

faith, love, struggles

Come Walk with Me

Come walk with me. It’s not urgent. It’s not the-dog-needs-to-go-NOW kind of walk although I’ve been on many of those. … More

blog, family, life, writing

Bye Bye Baby Days

My friend showed me a video of her grandson’s first steps. The little boy toddled on his newly-found feet. They … More

faith, growing up, love, parenting, struggles

Classmates

School had been online for months on end. Secret handshakes, candy-inspired perfume, the flick of overgrown bangs, and even the … More

COVID, struggles, teaching

Homecoming

As soon as travel restrictions lift, I hold my breath and buy an airline ticket home to Minnesota. My friends … More

COVID, expat, faith, homesickness, language learning, love, struggles, travel

Basket Weaving (My Testimony)

I sat in a small room under the choir loft weaving a paper basket together. My mom, our Sunday school … More

expat, faith, marriage, struggles

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I’m a writer and French teacher with a dirty little secret–I hate French cheese. This didn’t stop me from marrying a French man and moving to Germany to start a family with him. One day, I hope to freeze the ocean so that I can ice skate our little monsters, I mean children, to where my heart is in Minnesota. Until that happens this blog will have to do.

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