Portland Headlight // Romantic and spooky postcard

Ten days ago, we spent the weekend in Portland, Maine. We loved the Headlight park on Cape Elizabeth. This is typically the kind of landscape that makes me want to live in exile from society.

Peace, Love & Lobster Roll at the Barking Crab

My friend Marjorie came from France to Boston to spend 2 weeks of vacation on the East coast. She wanted to try some seafood from New England. The day was gorgeous, so we went to

The country of Uncle Sam // Who’s Sam?

We are used to say in French to talk about the United States: “the country of Uncle Sam”, as we say to refer to English, as a language, “the language of Shakespeare”. I get why

Spring in Boston

Spring is back! Blossoming trees, delightful smells, running squirrels and singing birds. That’s one of the cool thing in Boston: the city lives with the 4 seasons – snow in winter, flowers in spring, hot

Boston marathon 2013

Boston marathon takes place each third Monday in April, on Patriots’ Day. It’s a very popular event here in Boston. All the American  people we know here encouraged us to stay in the city and

Area Four in Cambridge // Brunch, pizza and bakery

I’ve been for the first time to Area Four in Cambridge a few weeks ago. This restaurant is located on the MIT campus, a famous university for scientists. But the campus has nothing to do with its

Looking for a good restaurant in Boston? // Asta

It’s been a while since I haven’t talked about restaurants on the blog. We recently had many occasions to go out and to try out a few good places around Boston though. Asta is one

12 American oddities that don’t seem so weird anymore

I’ve recently read this post from Diane, an American expat in France, in which she talks about some daily life particularities that she has now completely accepted. It reminds me of my own situation in the