Newsletter November 2008
Early in October I had the pleasure to participate in the inauguration of my son’s new school – L’Ecole du Bois des Chères. I got to walk around and see my son’s classroom; it looks a lot like a classroom in the U.S. There is both a language and computer lab (computers are also in classrooms) and the school looks great. Tax euros at work!
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Prud'Hommes Election 2008
On December 3rd 2008 there will be Prud'Hommes Elections in France. Prud'Hommes are Labor Judges who settle disputes between employees and employers. Both employees and employers are able to vote for a set of judges that will represent them in local labor courts. Prud'Hommes are elected for 5-year terms.
HiFX Newsletter November 2008
Surge of U.S. dollar creates opportunities for Americans buying property internationally
Burzy Romanesque Church
Below are some photos of the Romanesque Church in Burzy. The church in Burzy was built in the 12th century and has been recently renovated.
Review of Strangers in Paradise
This review originally ran in the Jan. 25, 2008 issue of The Texas Observer. In the summer of 1986, Paul Christensen, a poet and professor of modern literature at Texas A&M University, left the suburban confines of Bryan with his wife and three young children and moved into a small stone cottage in the farming region of Provence in southeastern France.
Jeff Steiner's Americans in France.
