Inside a small school up on stilts, two girls sit at a table covered with flash cards. When asked, the second-graders introduce themselves in French. “Je m’appelle Juliet,” says the one with baby ...

I underestimated how long it would take us to settle into life in France from the UK. All the little unfamiliar things add up. We're confused a lot of the time, even as French speakers. There are so ...