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So, you want to DIY in France?
It'll be fun they said
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Margaret Hedderman
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Bienvenue to idiomatic! Where to begin?
idiomatic is about learning to live in France. Find observations on this unique time and place, chance encounters, and unexpected adventures.
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Margaret Hedderman

July 2024

8. How did I get a French visa?
And other bureaucratic misadventures
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Margaret Hedderman
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June 2024

7. The Art of Getting Unstuck
On the road in France
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Margaret Hedderman
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6. Speaking to humans in Bordeaux
Instead of my cat
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Margaret Hedderman
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May 2024

5. Tell that to Jane Austen
Upon meeting my French teacher in Paris...
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Margaret Hedderman
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4. This is your wake up call...
The importance of listening to your meniscus. I mean intuition.
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Margaret Hedderman
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April 2024

3. It’s Cliché for a Reason, Okay?
Or, an ill-advised experiment in relearning how to learn.
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Margaret Hedderman
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March 2024

2. What I meant to say
About those poison mushrooms and closed chicken
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Margaret Hedderman
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1. Better late than never...
How learning French led to a life-changing move abroad.
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Margaret Hedderman
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