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A Buckeye in Paris

From Buckeye to Baguette

Welcome to A Buckeye In Paris!

My name is Sarah and I moved to Paris in March 2020, a week before confinement n°1. This little corner of the internet is where you can find my tales of dealing with the ever-mystic French Administration as well as the latest baking endeavor.

I hail from the great state of Ohio, the buckeye state, and have left everything behind to join my husband (you can read the story here) in baguette country. I would not trade this life for anything! Come along with me as I explore Paris as an expat, bake my American comfort foods, and create a balanced life between French administration and la je ne sais quoi. 

  • French Administration,  OFII

    What is a Contrat d’Intégration Républicaine?

    Sarah / 17 January 2023

    Now that you've validated your visa, what's next? You'll receive a convocation to an appointment to sign a CIR, contrat d'intégration républicaine. What's this? Read on to find out more!

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  • Know Before You Go,  Life in France

    Visiting and living in Paris on a budget: Tips and tricks on how to save money.

    Sarah / 28 February 2022

    Sharing my favorite ways to make my money stretch while living and visiting Paris. Talking about public transportation, museums, restaurants, shopping and much more!

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  • Know Before You Go,  Ramblings

    Five Things I’ve learned since moving to France as an American Expat.

    Sarah / 27 October 2020

    Five things I've learned since moving to France. Or five things I found that helped after researching what my next steps would be after moving to France.

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  • Beginnings,  Covid-19,  Events

    Upward and Onward: Phase 2

    Sarah / 3 June 2020

    We have moved into Phase 2 of the déconfinement plan here in Paris and we can finally meet en terrasse, socially distanced, of course.

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  • Events,  Exhibitions

    Is That Really Art?

    Sarah / 10 June 2019

    I love Instagram. I have found many amazing things down that deep dark rabbit hole. I have created connections with people I never thought I could. There is a certain charm about Instagram that makes it easily accessible to connect…

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  • Events,  Exhibitions

    Van Gogh: Like Nothing Else

    Sarah / 5 June 2019

    When I was in Paris last summer, my boyfriend took me to this amazing brand new exhibit in this extremely unique space called L’ATELIER DES LUMIÈRES. This is a digital art experience that immerses the viewer in the art itself.…

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  • Beginnings,  leap of faith

    Food and the French: Part 1

    Sarah / 16 May 2019

    France is what got me into food and food is what brought me back to France. My first job was as a server in my hometown favorite Chinese restaurant, Peking. It’s the one place you would always suggest when the…

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Bonjour et bienvenue!
My name is Sarah and I'm A Buckeye in Paris. I moved to Paris (only took 20 years) in 2020 because I fell in love with a Frenchman.
This blog details my American Francophile life; navigating French administration (and sharing all the details about surviving it), Paris tips and tricks, how to beat the immigrant blues and much, much more!
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